Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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IIHS-HLDI is a nonprofit, scientific research organization dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries, and property damage from motor vehicle crashes.
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Media contact: Joe Young (434) 985-9244
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🆕 IIHS safety ratings | New safety ratings are out today for 15 models.
Find details on the 2026 Kia Sportage, 2026 Nissan Rogue, 2025 Toyota 4Runner and more: https://go.iihs.org/news-9-awards
Find details on the 2026 Kia Sportage, 2026 Nissan Rogue, 2025 Toyota 4Runner and more: https://go.iihs.org/news-9-awards
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.
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The IIHS media room is your source for broadcast-quality video covering a variety of highway safety topics and IIHS research and ratings.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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
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
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 ➡️ https://go.iihs.org/insight-new-cars
New safety features aren't to blame, writes IIHS-HLDI President David Harkey in a new IIHS Insight ➡️ https://go.iihs.org/insight-new-cars
February 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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 ➡️ https://go.iihs.org/insight-new-cars
New safety features aren't to blame, writes IIHS-HLDI President David Harkey in a new IIHS Insight ➡️ https://go.iihs.org/insight-new-cars
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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
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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February 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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
🆕 | 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: https://go.iihs.org/news-2026-hldi-board
Lee took the helm of the board last July.
Read the full release: https://go.iihs.org/news-2026-hldi-board
Lee took the helm of the board last July.
February 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
🆕 | 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: https://go.iihs.org/news-2026-hldi-board
Lee took the helm of the board last July.
Read the full release: https://go.iihs.org/news-2026-hldi-board
Lee took the helm of the board last July.
🆕 | 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: https://go.iihs.org/news-2026-board
#iihs #highwatsafety
Read the full release: https://go.iihs.org/news-2026-board
#iihs #highwatsafety
February 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
🆕 | 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: https://go.iihs.org/news-2026-board
#iihs #highwatsafety
Read the full release: https://go.iihs.org/news-2026-board
#iihs #highwatsafety
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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...
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.
www.consumerreports.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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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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...
Register TODAY: visionzeronetwork.org/upcoming-web...
January 27, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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...
Register TODAY: visionzeronetwork.org/upcoming-web...
🆕 | A new IIHS test program takes aim at the most common crash injuries, with first ratings out today ➡️ https://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.
The Audi Q3, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Subaru Forester and Toyota RAV4 were the only good-rated vehicles from this first group of vehicles.
January 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM
🆕 | A new IIHS test program takes aim at the most common crash injuries, with first ratings out today ➡️ https://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.
The Audi Q3, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Subaru Forester and Toyota RAV4 were the only good-rated vehicles from this first group of vehicles.
🌐 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 https://www.iihs.org/research-areas
Visit https://www.iihs.org/research-areas
January 9, 2026 at 8:48 PM
🌐 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 https://www.iihs.org/research-areas
Visit https://www.iihs.org/research-areas
🆕 | The final batch of 2025 IIHS ratings has arrived, with new results for 20 models.
Read the latest IIHS news: https://go.iihs.org/news-16-models
Read the latest IIHS news: https://go.iihs.org/news-16-models
December 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🆕 | The final batch of 2025 IIHS ratings has arrived, with new results for 20 models.
Read the latest IIHS news: https://go.iihs.org/news-16-models
Read the latest IIHS news: https://go.iihs.org/news-16-models
It's Older Driver Safety Awareness Week.
You can find a summary of our research on the topic here ⤵️ https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/older-drivers
#OlderDriverSafetyAwarenessWeek
You can find a summary of our research on the topic here ⤵️ https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/older-drivers
#OlderDriverSafetyAwarenessWeek
December 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It's Older Driver Safety Awareness Week.
You can find a summary of our research on the topic here ⤵️ https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/older-drivers
#OlderDriverSafetyAwarenessWeek
You can find a summary of our research on the topic here ⤵️ https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/older-drivers
#OlderDriverSafetyAwarenessWeek
🎁 Considering a new or used vehicle this holiday season?
Use our helpful guide to find the most safety in your budget: https://go.iihs.org/shop-for-safety
Use our helpful guide to find the most safety in your budget: https://go.iihs.org/shop-for-safety
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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November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🎁 Considering a new or used vehicle this holiday season?
Use our helpful guide to find the most safety in your budget: https://go.iihs.org/shop-for-safety
Use our helpful guide to find the most safety in your budget: https://go.iihs.org/shop-for-safety
We're on a mission to reduce traffic fatalities 30% by 2030, but we can't do it alone.
Read more: https://www.iihs.org/30x30
Read more: https://www.iihs.org/30x30
30x30
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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November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We're on a mission to reduce traffic fatalities 30% by 2030, but we can't do it alone.
Read more: https://www.iihs.org/30x30
Read more: https://www.iihs.org/30x30
🆕 IIHS research | Vehicles with big blind zones spell danger to pedestrians during left turns.
Read more: https://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.
Read more: https://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.
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🆕 IIHS research | Vehicles with big blind zones spell danger to pedestrians during left turns.
Read more: https://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.
Read more: https://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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Ian Reagan @iihs-hldi.bsky.social:
The effectiveness has been tested over decades.
When drivers are using ISA (Intelligent Speed Assistance) ... they speed less.
The effectiveness has been tested over decades.
When drivers are using ISA (Intelligent Speed Assistance) ... they speed less.
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Ian Reagan @iihs-hldi.bsky.social:
The effectiveness has been tested over decades.
When drivers are using ISA (Intelligent Speed Assistance) ... they speed less.
The effectiveness has been tested over decades.
When drivers are using ISA (Intelligent Speed Assistance) ... they speed less.
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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...
These are the kind of cases where Intelligent Speed Assistance can game-changing.
More here: www.familiesforsafestreets.org/stop-super-s...
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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...
These are the kind of cases where Intelligent Speed Assistance can game-changing.
More here: www.familiesforsafestreets.org/stop-super-s...
🗞️ New IIHS research | An Arizona law making it illegal to hold a cellphone while driving cut handheld conversations but not other manual cellphone activities.
Read more: https://go.iihs.org/news-az-phone-law
Read more: https://go.iihs.org/news-az-phone-law
October 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🗞️ New IIHS research | An Arizona law making it illegal to hold a cellphone while driving cut handheld conversations but not other manual cellphone activities.
Read more: https://go.iihs.org/news-az-phone-law
Read more: https://go.iihs.org/news-az-phone-law
🆕 IIHS safety ratings | New safety ratings are out today for 15 models.
Find details on the 2026 Kia Sportage, 2026 Nissan Rogue, 2025 Toyota 4Runner and more: https://go.iihs.org/news-9-awards
Find details on the 2026 Kia Sportage, 2026 Nissan Rogue, 2025 Toyota 4Runner and more: https://go.iihs.org/news-9-awards
October 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🆕 IIHS safety ratings | New safety ratings are out today for 15 models.
Find details on the 2026 Kia Sportage, 2026 Nissan Rogue, 2025 Toyota 4Runner and more: https://go.iihs.org/news-9-awards
Find details on the 2026 Kia Sportage, 2026 Nissan Rogue, 2025 Toyota 4Runner and more: https://go.iihs.org/news-9-awards
🆕 IIHS Insight | How dangerous is drowsy driving, and what solutions (along with the obvious suggestion to get a good night's rest) are available to mitigate the risks?
Read about it in the latest IIHS Insight: https://go.iihs.org/Insight-drowsy
Read about it in the latest IIHS Insight: https://go.iihs.org/Insight-drowsy
October 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🆕 IIHS Insight | How dangerous is drowsy driving, and what solutions (along with the obvious suggestion to get a good night's rest) are available to mitigate the risks?
Read about it in the latest IIHS Insight: https://go.iihs.org/Insight-drowsy
Read about it in the latest IIHS Insight: https://go.iihs.org/Insight-drowsy
🆕 | A new IIHS study of crash data from 11 states suggests that headlight glare continues to play a very small role in nighttime crashes, despite changes in headlight performance over the past decade.
Read the latest release: https://go.iihs.org/news-glare
Read the latest release: https://go.iihs.org/news-glare
October 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🆕 | A new IIHS study of crash data from 11 states suggests that headlight glare continues to play a very small role in nighttime crashes, despite changes in headlight performance over the past decade.
Read the latest release: https://go.iihs.org/news-glare
Read the latest release: https://go.iihs.org/news-glare
📰 New IIHS study | Automatic emergency braking systems helping to address a common concern over red light cameras.
Read more: https://go.iihs.org/news-autobrake
Read more: https://go.iihs.org/news-autobrake
September 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
📰 New IIHS study | Automatic emergency braking systems helping to address a common concern over red light cameras.
Read more: https://go.iihs.org/news-autobrake
Read more: https://go.iihs.org/news-autobrake
Motor vehicle crashes remain a leading cause of death for children. A total of 781 children younger than 13 died in motor vehicle crashes in 2023.
This week is #ChildPassengerSafetyWeek. Dive into our research on the topic: https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/child-safety
This week is #ChildPassengerSafetyWeek. Dive into our research on the topic: https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/child-safety
Child safety
Information from IIHS-HLDI on child safety, including child restraints, booster seats and backover crashes
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September 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Motor vehicle crashes remain a leading cause of death for children. A total of 781 children younger than 13 died in motor vehicle crashes in 2023.
This week is #ChildPassengerSafetyWeek. Dive into our research on the topic: https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/child-safety
This week is #ChildPassengerSafetyWeek. Dive into our research on the topic: https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/child-safety
🆕 | Seven EVs, including the Tesla Cybertruck, Volkswagen ID. Buzz and Ford F-150 Lightning were evaluated in key safety tests.
Explore ratings: https://go.iihs.org/news-2025-evs
Explore ratings: https://go.iihs.org/news-2025-evs
September 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🆕 | Seven EVs, including the Tesla Cybertruck, Volkswagen ID. Buzz and Ford F-150 Lightning were evaluated in key safety tests.
Explore ratings: https://go.iihs.org/news-2025-evs
Explore ratings: https://go.iihs.org/news-2025-evs
Since 2013, 19 states have changed their laws to give local governments more flexibility and authority to lower speed limits within their jurisdictions.
Read more of the latest Insight piece from IIHS Senior Research Transportation Engineer, Wen hu: https://go.iihs.org/insight-new-pov-on-speed
Read more of the latest Insight piece from IIHS Senior Research Transportation Engineer, Wen hu: https://go.iihs.org/insight-new-pov-on-speed
September 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Since 2013, 19 states have changed their laws to give local governments more flexibility and authority to lower speed limits within their jurisdictions.
Read more of the latest Insight piece from IIHS Senior Research Transportation Engineer, Wen hu: https://go.iihs.org/insight-new-pov-on-speed
Read more of the latest Insight piece from IIHS Senior Research Transportation Engineer, Wen hu: https://go.iihs.org/insight-new-pov-on-speed
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David Harkey, of @iihs-hldi.bsky.social is the 2026 recipient of TRB's Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship for his career long dedication to improve road safety. Harkey will deliver his lecture, “Moving Road Safety Forward, Brought to You by the Letter C,” on Jan 12 at #TRBAM.
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September 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
David Harkey, of @iihs-hldi.bsky.social is the 2026 recipient of TRB's Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship for his career long dedication to improve road safety. Harkey will deliver his lecture, “Moving Road Safety Forward, Brought to You by the Letter C,” on Jan 12 at #TRBAM.
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