IIHS: Automakers need to upgrade rear-seat safety

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Thursday it is using data from front crashes that result in injuries to back-seat passengers to develop a new front crash test that evaluates crash protection for both front- and rear-seat passengers. (IIHS)

April 25, 2019 04:01 AM

Automakers must do more to protect back-seat passengers from death and serious injury in severe crashes, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says.

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