Status Report 2007

TOP SAFETY PICK awards for 2008 include 11 first-time winners

Twenty-three vehicles almost won TOP SAFETY PICK awards

Bumpers on 6 minivans perform better than those on midsize cars, but still allow too much damage

Damage repair costs after low-speed bumper tests

Fuel economy can be improved without compromising safety

Reducing BACs to the legal limit (less than 0.08 percent) could save almost 9,000 lives per year; Another new study quantifies the benefits of reducing BACs

Allowing belts to loosen in crashes may be contributing to injuries

Federal study of ESC adds to evidence that lives are being saved

Risk compensation theory is misunderstood or misapplied for the umpteenth time

For the second time, court tells FMCSA to get it right on truckers' hours

Special issue: motorcycles

Bumpers on luxury cars don't do a good job of resisting damage

Vehicle repair costs after series of 4 low-speed impacts

Seats and head restraints in cars and SUVs improve while those in pickups and minivans aren't showing the same progress

Federal bumper rule should cover SUVs and pickups as well as cars

NCAP improvements under consideration don't go far enough

Teen drivers' crash rates have declined sharply since 1996

Many teens still get permits as soon as possible

Parents know safety is important but they don't always pick the safest vehicles for their teens

All trucks need recorders

Speed governors for big rigs would target deadly crashes

Vans will get better door latches under new rule

Special issue: crashworthiness of convertibles

Going without a top is fun but what about the trade-off with safety?

Special issue: day of crashes — the stories of some of the 119 people killed in crashes on June 7, 2005

Special issue: driver death rates

Special issue: older drivers

Special issue: bumper performance

Red light cameras in Philadelphia all but eliminate violations

Cameras in US communities

Why beginners crash and the kinds of crashes they get into

Vehicle size in relation to safety and fuel economy

Airbags: What you might not know (or don't remember)

New HLDI publications