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New Study Says Bigger Isn’t Necessarily Better in a Crash

New Study Says Bigger Isn’t Necessarily Better in a Crash

Results from a new study from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety temper the belief that many vehicle owners hold: Bigger is better. Not exactly, the group claims, after the new study shows that the occupants in the larger vehicle aren’t as safe from harm as they used to be. Find out more at Headlight.News.

Automakers Demand Rollback of New Pedestrian Safety Rules

Automakers Demand Rollback of New Pedestrian Safety Rules

With fatalities rising fast, NHTSA has enacted rules requiring the use of sophisticated detection and auto-braking technologies intended to protect pedestrian – as well as those riding bicycles and motorcycles. But automakers are pushing back, claiming they can’t meet the new mandates set to go into effect in 2029.

Automakers Battling NHTSA to Halt Another Massive Airbag Recall

Automakers Battling NHTSA to Halt Another Massive Airbag Recall

Airbags have saved so many lives during the past two decades, but they’ve also been the cause of the largest single automotive recall in history. Automakers are currently fighting an effort by federal safety regulators recall 52 million airbag inflators. It would be the second-largest recall. Get details at Headlight.News.