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IIHS-HLDI is a nonprofit, scientific research organization dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries, and property damage from motor vehicle crashes. Media contact: Joe Young (434) 985-9244

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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🆕 | IIHS announces the latest TOUGHGUARD award winner. Read more: go.iihs.org/fruehauf-award “We’re excited to add Fruehauf to the list of trailer makers offering superior protection for other road users,” IIHS President David Harkey said.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🆕 IIHS ratings | Two vehicles, the 2027 Kia Telluride and 2026-27 Tesla Model Y, earn TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards in the latest round of ratings. Browse new ratings: go.iihs.org/sept-26-ratings
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Vision Zero Network @visionzeronet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New #SafeSystem Success Story: Montgomery Co, MD developed a predictive, systemwide analysis tool to identify where crash risk exists across the network, rather than relying solely on past crash history. Learn more about this upstream approach here: tinyurl.com/5dvkuzd4 @iihs-hldi.bsky.social
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🆕 IIHS news | A new study from IIHS data confirms that far more drivers are using cellphones in the lead-up to crashes than is reflected in police reports. Read the latest IIHS news release: go.iihs.org/news-police-reports
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
IIHS-HLDI's Matt Moore recently spoke with The Car Doctor, Ron Ananian, about the effects of vehicle technologies on insurance claims. Don't miss this conversation ⤵️ www.iheart.com/podcast/51-ron-anani…
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Ron Ananian The Car Doctor | iHeart
With over 40 years of repairing cars and 27 on the radio helping you repair them, Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, is an expert at everything automotive. Call us at...
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
#ICYMI | IIHS has been calculating driver death rates approximately every three years since 1989. The Kia Rio had a driver death rate of 170 driver deaths per million registration years, compared with an average of 37 across all makes and models. More data: go.iihs.org/news-driver-deaths
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UC Berkeley SafeTREC @ucberkeleysafetrec.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Interested in #SafeSystem Success Stories? Santa Rosa, CA is institutionalizing serious injury & fatality prevention by embedding Safe System principles in capital planning, street design & development review: bit.ly/4g8KjnD @iihs-hldi.bsky.social @visionzeronet.bsky.social @hsrcinfo.bsky.social
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
IIHS Insight | The real reasons repair costs are so high Read the latest from IIHS experts: go.iihs.org/insight-repair-costs
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🆕 | IIHS releases list of driver death rates by model for 2023 model year. Which model had the highest rate of driver deaths? go.iihs.org/news-driver-deaths More than half of the 2023 model vehicles with the highest driver death rates are small cars, sports cars or muscle cars.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
ℹ️ Intelligent speed assistance (ISA) detects when drivers exceed the speed limit and can issue warnings or actively intervene. IIHS is rolling out a new test program to encourage warning systems that provide drivers with helpful and clear information about speed limits and speeding.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🆕 | A new IIHS study finds that Waymo’s driverless vehicles deployed in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Austin were involved in 68% fewer crashes than human drivers per mile traveled. Full findings: go.iihs.org/news-waymo
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
New safety ratings out today for nine models reveal four new TOP SAFETY PICK+ award winners. Details: go.iihs.org/news-4-awards
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Watch 👀 | This recent head-to-head crash test held to mark the 30th anniversary of the IIHS crash testing program illustrates how dramatic safety improvements have been. The demonstration pitted a 1996 Chevrolet Blazer against the 2026 model in a version of our moderate overlap front crash test.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🆕 | A new study shows that vehicle improvements spurred by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s testing program have saved nearly 50,000 lives since its launch in 1995. Learn more: go.iihs.org/news-50k-lives-saved
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🆕 | IIHS launches evaluations of commercial vehicles, starting with driver protection. Read the full release: bit.ly/3Qka4Hm IIHS will soon evaluate these same vehicles for attributes that can protect other road users, including automatic emergency braking and headlights.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🆕 It's here! | The 2026 list of safest vehicles for teens is live: www.iihs.org/ratings/safe-vehicles-… Together with Consumer Reports, we identified 45 used vehicles starting under $10,000 that offer good crash protection and are suitable for teen drivers.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
🆕 | IIHS and @consumerreports.org update their list of the best used and new vehicles for teens. Read more: go.iihs.org/news-teen-vehicles-26 We identified 45 used vehicles starting under $10,000 that offer good crash protection and are suitable for teen drivers.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
🗓️ Throwback Thursday | Last year, IIHS welcomed Ken McLeod, policy director with the League of American Bicyclists to our Vehicle Research Center to discuss some of the things we can be doing to keep bicyclists safer on U.S. roads. Full discussion: youtu.be/zY3NqcxEaYE?si=Lro1qsibyHB…
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Pedal perspectives: Making U.S. roads safer for bicyclists
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
🆕 Ratings | Two more vehicles, the 2026 Hyundai Palisade and the 2026 Toyota Prius, qualify for our highest safety award. New ratings for 14 other, non-award-winning models are also available. Browse a full list of our latest ratings: go.iihs.org/news-two-awards
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Vision Zero Network @visionzeronet.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Momentum is building for Safe Vehicles! Check out this new guidance from @iihs-hldi.bsky.social on how to deploy anti-speeding tech in fleets. It can also be used in #SS4A proposals. www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
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New report provides road map for fleets to roll out anti-speeding tech
Fleet managers shared their experiences with intelligent speed assistance to help researchers identify best practices for implementing the technology.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
📰 | A new study from IIHS finds that from 2018 to 2022, advertisements emphasizing vehicle performance increased even as deaths linked to speeding and aggressive driving continued to mount. Full findings: go.iihs.org/news-speed-ads
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
🆕 | A news IIHS study shows that drivers are more likely to use their phones while speeding, a tendency that increases crash risk by combining two dangerous behaviors. Read the latest IIHS news release: go.iihs.org/news-cell-use-speeding
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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Starting with recognition of the volunteers, staff, and board members that make #Lifesavers2026 happen from @michelemount.bsky.social Opening remarks by Board chair Russ Rader of @iihs-hldi.bsky.social focuses on partnerships to achieve safer streets and the important roles that many sectors play
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Do you know your state's electronic device laws? 🖱️ Consult our chart of electronic device laws by state for a refresher: www.iihs.org/research-areas/distrac…
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
🆕 Developing a new crash avoidance test program is a highly scientific process. David Aylor, VP of Active Safety at IIHS, explores the ups and downs of his latest research series and laments the test program that hopped away.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🆕 | The benefits of features like automatic emergency braking, lane departure prevention and high-beam assist stack up as multiple systems are bundled together and updated versions deliver better results. Read more: go.iihs.org/news-assistance
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Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety @autosafety4all.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Looking to buy a safe new car? Check out new crash test ratings from @iihs-hldi.bsky.social. You might be surprised about which vehicles perform the best....
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
🆕 | Sixty-three models qualify for a 2026 TOP SAFETY PICK or TOP SAFETY PICK+ award under this year's more challenging criteria. Find out which vehicles made the list: go.iihs.org/news-2026-tsp
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
🔜 The first group of 2026 TOP SAFETY PICK and TOP SAFETY PICK+ award winners will be announced later this month. Follow us so you don't miss the announcement!
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🆕 IIHS Insight | Gaps in the U.S. vehicle safety system make commercial vehicles riskier to both their drivers and to those they share the road with. IIHS's David Kidd explains how new IIHS test programs aim to change that: go.iihs.org/insight-commercial
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
📰 | A new IIHS study prepared by the @usdot.bsky.social 's Volpe Center provides a road map of best practices for fleet operators working to implement active intelligent speed assistance (ISA) in commercial vehicles. Read the latest IIHS news release: go.iihs.org/news-ISA-roadmap
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
🆕 | The 2026 Jeep Wrangler 4-door remained upright during the driver-side small overlap crash test, resolving a longstanding issue with the popular SUV. Read more about the 2026 Wrangler's improvement: go.iihs.org/news-jeep-improves
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 04/03/2026
83% of drivers support speed limiters (Intelligent Speed Assistance) for reckless drivers. According to an @iihs-hldi.bsky.social survey. #StopSuperSpeeders visionzeronetwork.org/using-proven...
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Using Proven Tools to Slow Speeds & Save Lives | Webinar recap
by Reetu Pethani High speeds remain a leading cause of traffic deaths and severe injuries in the United States – even as the tools to tame speeds and prevent tragedies become more effective and access...
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
📰 NEWS | Today, we're announcing a new online tool that shows how specific changes to seat belt laws would affect belt use and fatality rates in each state. Read today's full release: go.iihs.org/news-belt-calcultor
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Are you a journalist working on a traffic safety related story? The IIHS media room is your source for broadcast-quality video covering a variety of highway safety topics and IIHS research and ratings. 🖱️ mediaroom.iihs.org
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
ICYMI | What's really driving up the cost of new vehicles? New safety features aren't to blame, writes IIHS-HLDI President David Harkey in a new IIHS Insight ➡️ go.iihs.org/insight-new-cars
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NPR @npr.org · 04/02/2026
Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a problem one vehicle safety group is trying to solve. n.pr/45M1kyp
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Back seats aren't as safe as they should be. A crash test is trying to help
Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a problem one vehicle safety group is trying to solve.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
🆕 | Dawn Lee, Chief Product and Underwriting Officer at PEMCO, will remain chair of the Highway Loss Data Institute’s Board of Directors for 2026. Read the full release: go.iihs.org/news-2026-hldi-board Lee took the helm of the board last July.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
🆕 | Brian Deephouse, Vice President and Chief Actuary at AAA Auto Club Enterprises, has been elected chair of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Board of Directors for 2026. Read the full release: go.iihs.org/news-2026-board #iihs #highwatsafety
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William Wallace @wwconsumer.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
New from @consumerreports.org: CR’s new safety verdict condenses a comprehensive view of car safety into a single rating: Basic, Better, Best. The score includes CR’s evaluations, @iihs-hldi.bsky.social test results, and whether proven safety tech is standard. www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-saf...
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Find the Safest New Car Using Consumer Reports' Safety Verdict - Consumer Reports
The new Consumer Reports safety verdict highlights the safest new cars and gives you an easy way to know which vehicles will protect you best.
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Vision Zero Network @visionzeronet.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
There's still time to register for our webinar on how speed cameras & ISA fit into the Safe System approach. We’ll be joined by Jessica Cicchino from @iihs-hldi.bsky.social and Kris Poland from @ntsb-bot.bsky.social Register TODAY: visionzeronetwork.org/upcoming-web...
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🆕 | A new IIHS test program takes aim at the most common crash injuries, with first ratings out today ➡️ go.iihs.org/news-whiplash The Audi Q3, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Subaru Forester and Toyota RAV4 were the only good-rated vehicles from this first group of vehicles.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
🌐 Whether you are an industry expert, a member of the press, or are just interested in proven tools to make travel safer, there is likely IIHS research that you will find helpful. Visit www.iihs.org/research-areas
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
🆕 | The final batch of 2025 IIHS ratings has arrived, with new results for 20 models. Read the latest IIHS news: go.iihs.org/news-16-models
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
It's Older Driver Safety Awareness Week. You can find a summary of our research on the topic here ⤵️ www.iihs.org/research-areas/older-d… #OlderDriverSafetyAwarenessWeek
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
🎁 Considering a new or used vehicle this holiday season? Use our helpful guide to find the most safety in your budget: go.iihs.org/shop-for-safety
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Shopping for safety: a guide for new and used vehicle buyers
Buying a new or used vehicle? Learn how to compare car, minivan, pickup and SUV models on safety.
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
We're on a mission to reduce traffic fatalities 30% by 2030, but we can't do it alone. Read more: www.iihs.org/30x30
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries and property damage from motor vehicle crashes through research and evaluation and through educ...
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @iihs-hldi.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
🆕 IIHS research | Vehicles with big blind zones spell danger to pedestrians during left turns. Read more: go.iihs.org/news-left-turns The study showed that a large driver-side blind zone raises the risk of a left-turn pedestrian crash 70% compared with a small blind zone.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 05/11/2025
Ian Reagan @iihs-hldi.bsky.social: The effectiveness has been tested over decades. When drivers are using ISA (Intelligent Speed Assistance) ... they speed less.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 05/11/2025
Ian Reagan of @iihs-hldi.bsky.social says more than 700 people in the US were killed in 2023 alone by people driving more than 100 mph. These are the kind of cases where Intelligent Speed Assistance can game-changing. More here: www.familiesforsafestreets.org/stop-super-s...
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