Site index


Vehicle Ratings

Test results — results for frontal offset and side impact crash tests, as well as rear crash protection/head restraint ratings and information on the bumper testing program; list of Top Safety Pick winners

Technical protocols — information for automotive safety engineers

Vehicle Research Center (VRC) — where vehicle and component testing, including fully-instrumented crash tests, is conducted


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News releases

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Consumer brochures & videos

Brochures — download brochures on a variety of highway safety topics

Videos — order videos on a variety of highway safety topics

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Research & statistics

Topical index — directory of Institute research on highway safety topics

Fatality Facts — statistical facts about motor vehicle safety; updated once a year, when the US Department of Transportation releases data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Q&As — answers to a variety of frequently asked questions on highway safety topics

Auto insurance loss information from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI)

Advisories — topics of special interest to insurers, as well as reporters and general readers

Selected research bibliography — research since 1969

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Laws & regulations

State law facts — directory of information about US state highway safety laws

Regulatory comments submitted by the Institute to regulatory agencies regarding various highway safety issues

Briefs filed by the Institute that provide the court with the Institute's research results related to motor vehicle and highway safety rules that have been challenged in court

Federal & state testimony submitted by the Institute to governmental entities regarding various highway safety issues

Petitions filed by the Institute with federal agencies seeking new rules on motor vehicle and highway safety

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Status Report newsletter — periodical covering important news in the field of highway safety

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