More news and featured work

Delivering safety for commercial vehicles
Cargo vans and work trucks are an overlooked part of the road safety picture. IIHS is changing that by providing fleet managers and other decision-makers with new ratings and research.

Vehicle ads flag performance, forget safety
The proportion of vehicle ads focused on performance increased from 2018 to 2022, while a paltry few highlighted safety.

Speeders use phones more
Drivers are more likely to use their cellphones while speeding, an IIHS analysis of data collected by insurers’ safe-driving apps shows.
Key issues in road safety
Advanced driver assistance
Front crash prevention, partial automation, limitations of crash prevention technologies
Alcohol and drugs
Alcohol and crash risk, laws, marijuana enforcement
Distracted driving
Cellphone use and crash risk, device laws, technologies to combat distraction
Large trucks
Trucking regulations, fatigue, braking systems, underride
Motorcycles
Helmet laws, ABS, motorcycle types
Pedestrians and bicyclists
Vehicle designs, intersections, crash avoidance technologies, daylight savings time
Red light running
Effectiveness of cameras, signal timing, communities using red light safety cameras
Seat belts
Why belts matter, state laws, reminders and interlocks
Speed
Dangers of speed, by the numbers, traffic calming, intelligent speed assistance


