Both studies were released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and were based on research by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), an affiliate of the institute.
The project undertaken by the Kerala Highway Research Institute in India, where shredded plastic waste has been mixed with bitumen to lay roads, is certainly a good example of the former, particularly as the proponents of the scheme claim the road is stronger and more durable than non-plastic roads, although that remains to be seen.
Finally, we noted how well each vehicle performed in crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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We looked at residual value predictions for 2013 models compiled by Automotive Lease Guide and personal injury claims data from the Highway Loss Data Institute.
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In a report released Thursday, the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), says its comparison of 25 pairs of traditional car models and their hybrid counterparts shows a marked difference in car insurance injury claims.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 16-year-olds have higher crash rates than drivers of any other age.
It's recommended by Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
To its merit, the Nissan Versa sedan was named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety earlier this month.
It received seven top safety picks in the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety Awards for the 2010 model year, leading the entire automotive industry.
HLDI, an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, is a big fan of hybrid technology to save gas, rather than buying a smaller car.
Mr. Retting worked for 20 years for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, or IIHS, an insurance-industry-funded group, where he published several studies finding safety benefits from red-light cameras.
This from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, who does the crash test you always see on TV, they gave a couple of small pickups their worst crash rating of poor.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which performs its own crash testing and ratings, takes a hard-line stand: It does not recommend any small cars or SUVs for younger drivers.
It also improved the structure so that the van can get top marks in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's new frontal crash test, which hits a fixed barrier at an angle.
Adrian Lund, research director for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, cautions that even the most well-intentioned new technology could backfire if designers do not think carefully about the interface between man and machine.
Mechanically, the most notable upgrade is the Civic's reinforced front-chassis section, designed to cope with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's new 40-miles-per-hour narrow-offset front crash test (which is quite a wallop, by the way).
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Sam Kazman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute points out the latest research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows SUVs (sport utility vehicles) over 4, 500 pounds have a one-third lower death rate than cars below 2, 500 pounds.
On Thursday, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a nonprofit financed by the insurance industry, released its 2012 list of vehicles with the best crash test ratings, and some in nearly every size category evaluated earned accolades.
He quotes a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety which suggests there is on average a 40% decrease in all accidents and a 90% drop in fatal ones when a traffic intersection is replaced by a roundabout.
We narrowed the list by considering only candidates that received a better than average reliability rating from Consumer Reports, a top safety rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a score of at least four out of five stars from J.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 35 percent of all deaths among 16-19 year-olds are motor-vehicle related, with the risk of getting into an accident among teenage drivers being particularly high during the first months after obtaining their licenses.
However, separate research by the institute, which was consistent with results from similar studies by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), showed increased risks for pedestrians from quiet hybrids running on electricity at low speeds.
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