Safety & Accident

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) posted new data on motor vehicle crash fatalities from 2011. In 2011, a total of 32,367 people died in motor vehicle crashes, which is down 30% from 1975.

Tags: IIHS, traffic fatalities, fatal accidents, rollover crashes

Agency research shows the technology could prevent up to 56% of rollover crashes each year — the deadliest among all crash types — and another 14% of loss-of-control crashes.

Tags: accident prevention, NHTSA, commercial fleets, electronic stability control, rollover crashes, commerical trucks

States with high rollover numbers included Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Tags: Accidents, American Transportation Research Institute, commercial fleets, commercial trucks, rollover crashes

The Lancer is the first Mitsubishi vehicle to win the top safety designation since the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety implemented the new rollover test.

Tags: IIHS, Mitsubishi, rollover crashes