Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 6, Issue 6, December 2009 WASHINGTON D.C. – At least a year past a Congressional deadline and several years behind its own schedule, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed a new ejection-mitigation standard that would compel automakers to improve their side airbag designs to fully cover up [...]

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 6, Issue 3, June / July 2009 LOS ANGELES, CA – A Superior Court judge has dismissed Jaguar Land Rover’s claim that the paralyzing injuries sustained by a Simi Valley man were caused by his diving into the roof during a rollover, and awarded him $21.1 million in damages.

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 6, Issue 2, March/April 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Not bad – considering. With a few variations, that’s largely the reaction to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s final roof crush rule published earlier this month. Nearly four years after deciding to amend the antiquated standard, after howls of protest [...]

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 6, Issue 1, January/February 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s effort to write a new roof strength standard drags into its fourth year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has gone ahead and created one that is far more stringent than anything the agency [...]