Safety Is A Smart Buy
Buying a new, safer vehicle is an important investment.
However, you do not have to buy an expensive vehicle to get a
safer vehicle. There are many affordable vehicles on the market
with good crash test ratings and advanced safety features.
Check The Ratings
Approximately 2 million injury-causing crashes each year are either
frontal or side crashes. Additionally, rollover crashes have the highest
fatality rate of all other crashes. That is why it is important to select
a vehicle that has good safety ratings.
You can review vehicle safety ratings by visiting the following Web sites.
The Insurance Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS)
www.iihs.org
- Frontal offset crash tests
- Side impact crash tests
- Rear crash protection
- Bumper tests
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
www.safercar.gov
- Full frontal crash tests
- Side impact crash tests
- Rollover ratings
The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI)
www.iihs.org/research/hldi/composite_intro.html
- Injury, collision and theft ratings
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