Russ Rader
Russ Rader
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These vehicles are among the cream of the crop for mid-sized cars in terms of safety performance.
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The biggest potential from the standpoint of safety researchers is that we would be able to get much more extensive and potentially more accurate information of what happens in real crashes.
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These numbers are useless in doing a red light camera study.
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Once again, these tests show the importance of side-impact bags. In a head-on crash you have the entire front end of the vehicle to crush and help protect you. In a side crash, there's very little there to absorb the impact, so you are much better protected with side air bags.
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They are very effective. Research around the world shows that they cut down on speeding.
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Fatal crash involvements for 16-year-olds fell 26 percent from 1993 to 2003 as states began to enact graduated licensing laws. But this has not solved the problem by any means. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers. The later they start driving, the better.
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You can never repeal the laws of physics, and a smaller, lighter vehicle is always at a disadvantage no matter how many safety features are built into it.
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It would clearly help if the driving age were raised. But it never has gained any traction in most places to simply raise the age.
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Safety should not be a luxury that only comes standard on high-end models. If side airbags aren't included in a popular option package, most people won't get them.
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Safety should not be a luxury that only comes standard on high-end models, ... If side airbags aren't included in a popular option package, most people won't get them.
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This is a really good resource for consumers who want to find out what's been recalled by a manufacturer but don't know where to look.
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Most truck and SUV bumpers are purely decorative.
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Obviously, a Pontiac Firebird is generally going to be driven in a much different way than a Honda minivan,
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Ford knows it has a problem with the Fusion and is working to go and fix it and we expect to retest it later this year.