bookofjoe (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
The YouTube caption: "The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducted a unique crash test to demonstrate the advances in motor vehicle safety over the last 50 years. In this test, a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu and a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air...
Federal Way Conservative (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
For those of you who believe that nothing good comes out of free market economics, consider this: The IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety). Comparing the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu versus the 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air reveals a lot of technological advancements. (link) Was it government regulations and mandates that created this technology? Or was it market [...]
PrebleNY.com (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
YouTube - 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air Vs. 2009 Chevrolet Malibu IIHS Offset:
Web News Site (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
theodp writes "To celebrate their 50th anniversary, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crashed a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air into a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. Hate to spoil the ending of the video, but if you find yourself participating in a similar car-jousting contest, pick the Malibu over the Bel Air. (Not that you'll be complaining afterwards if you don't, or doing much of anything.) Guess...
Range Rover (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
In the 50 years since US insurers organized the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, car crashworthiness has improved. Demonstrating this was a crash test conducted on Sept. 9 between a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air and a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. In a real-world collision similar to this test, occupants of the new model would fare much better than in the vintage Chevy. "It was night and day, the difference...
Consumer Reports Cars Blog (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) commemorated its 50th anniversary and impact on automotive safety with car-nage. Highlighting the progress made in occupant production over the past five decades, IIHS faced off a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu against a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air in a frontal offset crash test. While this battle of the ages has made the YouTube rounds, and even appeared in the...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
After the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a video of a crash test between a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air and a 2009 Malibu, some cried foul.
AutoTribute (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
In celebration of its 50th year, the IIHS crashed a 2009 Chevy Malibu into a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air to show the world just how far cars have come in safety, thanks, of course, to the safety regulations that the institute helped implement. The results of the crash test are staggering. According to the IIHS, the driver of the Bel Air would've died instantly, whereas the driver of the Malibu would've...
Innocent Bystanders (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Hey, guess what'Cars are safer today. Even though they are lighter.Hat tip from me to automotive engineers. You done good. Posted in News
SelectorX (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
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Wheels (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
On Thursday the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a video of a crash test between a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air and a 2009 Malibu. Not to simplify matters too much, but the Malibu won. And several Wheels readers cried foul.
The Car Connection (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air has been crashed into a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu--in a head-on frontal-offset test, at 40 mph. The result is not only interesting viewing for our inner gawkers; it's a lesson in how far occupant protection has advanced over the ..
Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
CRASH TEST VIDEO: 2009 Chevy Malibu vs. 1959 Chevy Bel Air. Conclusion: “the driver of the 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air would have been killed instantly while the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu’s driver would walk away with a minor knee injury.”
CrunchGear (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
You know that saying “they don’t make ‘em like they used too.” Yeah, this test conducted for the 50th anniversary of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows it’s a damn good thing because there would be a lot more auto-related deaths. Watch the video above to see what I mean. It’s shocking. [via Jalopnik]
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