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News Safety Community- August 04, 2017 90
I have good news and bad news. First the good news. According to a new report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, about 91% of adults always use seat belts in the front seat. Now here's the bad news. Only 72% of adults use seat belts when they are in the back of a car.
"For most adults, it's still as safe to ride in the back seat as the front seat, but not if you aren't buckled up," says Jessica Jermakian, an IIHS senior research engineer and a co-author of the study. "That applies to riding in an Uber, Lyft or other hired vehicle, too."
Oh, it's Safer?
Why the drop? The most common...
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News News Releases- June 17, 2016 44
Automotive technology is constantly changing, from autonomous cars, to the rising interest in electric vehicles, there is something new every day. Automotive safety technology and policies are changing just as fast. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will begin testing back seat safety in 2019. Virtual Vehicle, a research-and-development center in Austria is using advanced human-body modeling to test safety. These realistic tests produce more accurate results.
“You see the crash-test dummy leaning out of the window after a crash. That situation has nothing in common with...
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News News Releases Safety Guides Safety Community- April 07, 2016 81
April is Distracted Driving Awareness month and Rear View Safety would like to take part in awareness.. The United States Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), California Highway Patrol (CHP), the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), and Impact Teen Drivers (ITD) have partnered together to help end distracted driving.
Dot has launched a national advertising campaign and law enforcement crackdown focusing on consequences of texting while driving, U Drive. U Text. U Pay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKErdr0sd_0...
