Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
TAMPA - Bay area law enforcement officials announced a campaign this morning to encourage safer driving by promising a greater emphasis on tickets for speeding and failing to buckle up.
Politics in the Zeros (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested the tiny Smartfortwo for crash safety. [The Smartfortwo] earned the top rating of good for front and side crash protection. Its seat/head restraints earned the second highest rating of acceptable for protection against whiplash in rear impacts. Larger cars are always safer than smaller cars But among the smallest cars, the [...]...
Crave RSS (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
That's gotta smart. (Credit: IIHS) Forget the death-trap jokes: The pint-sized Smart ForTwo, has earned a full five-star crash rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for frontal and side impacts. More than 3 feet shorter and almost 700 pounds lighter than a Mini Cooper--and only ...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As millions of Americans take to the roadways for the busy Memorial Day Weekend and summer driving season, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA)
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
According to the AP [via Yahoo! News ], the diminutive 2008 smart fortwo received an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ( IIHS ) rating of "good" in both front- and side-impact testing. It's the IIHS' highest rating. However, the IIHS pointed out that "the front-end test scores can't be compared across weight classes, meaning a small car that earns a good rating isn't considered...
Automobile (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Smart Fortwo Performs Smartly in IIHS Crash Testing Small as it may be, the Smart Fortwo just received a giant safety endorsement. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has announced that the 2008 Smart Fortwo (the smallest car for sale in the U.S. market) earned its top rating of "good" for front and side crash protection. For protection against rear impact whiplash, the...
Top Speed (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Posted on 05.14.2008 10:13 by Simona Filed under: Smart | car crash | hatchback | Smart Fortwo The Smart car is getting a lot of attention for its small size and style, and now it's earning impressive crash test ratings. In recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests, the 2008 Smart Fortwo, the smallest car for sale in the US market, earned the top rating of good for front and...
Straightline (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
As might have been expected, the tiny Smart car does quite well in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's crash testing. "The big question from consumers is, 'How safe is it?' " said Adrian Lund, the institute's president. "Among the smallest cars, the engineers of the Smart did their homework and designed a high level of safety into a very small package." Full story here . On...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
If folks are so concerned with gas prices that they're hopping mad and scrambling for savings, you wouldn't know it by the way we drive. That's the conclusion, anyway, of an informal survey of law enforcement and highway safety offices nationwide, conducted by the Governors Highway Safety Association.
Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Following the results of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) crash testing of the Smart ForTwo last month, which showed the tiny two-seater only achieved average results, comes a new round of test results, this time from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). In the latest round of testing the 2008 Smart ForTwo earned the [...]
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
smart USA Distributor LLC, headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is the exclusive distributor of the smart fortwo in the United States and Puerto Rico and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group, Inc. The smart fortwo is a brand of and is manufactured by Daimler AG. This technologically advanced vehicle achieves 41 mpg on the highway and is an ultra-low emissions vehicle,...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Filed under: Economy , Safety , Hatchbacks , SMART Click above for a high-res gallery of the smart fortwo crash tests. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has finally released its official data on the smart fortwo, and it appears that the lil' urban runabout held its own during the IIHS' tests. The fortwo racked up a rating of "good" on both the frontal and side-impact...
CNN (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
The ultra-tiny Smart ForTwo earned top marks in side and front crash tests, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Wednesday.
Detroit News (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Daimler AG's Smart car won top ratings in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's front and side crash tests, but got lower ratings in rear crashes.
Unfortune (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
The ultra-tiny Smart ForTwo earned top marks in side and front crash tests, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Wednesday.
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habser | 11/16/2007
The well-known Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the USA has now also awarded the sporty, compact Audi A3 its highest rating of “Top Safety Pick”. This makes Audi the only German manufacturer to have three award-winning models in its ranks: the Audi A4 and A6 have already been honoured with this top safety rating in the past.
