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ARLINGTON, VA - Requiring for the first time good performance in a roof strength test to measure protection in a rollover, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety named 27 Top Safety Picks this year — down from 72 models in 2008.

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ARLINGTON, VA - The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) recently sought out the impact of cell phone laws in changing patterns of driver cell phone use in New York, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia.

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DETROIT - The all-new 2010 Lincoln MKT three-row luxury crossover received a "Top Safety Pick" rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

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CHERRY HILL, NJ - To qualify for Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of "good" in the Institute's front, side, and rear tests and be equipped with electronic stability control.

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ARLINGTON, VA - Effective Sept. 1, all drivers in Texas school crossing zones are banned from talking on hand-held phones and texting, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

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HERNDON, VA - The Audi Q5 crossover vehicle earned a Top Safety Pick award for 2009 from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), and received the highest front and side crash ratings from U.S. safety regulators.

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ARLINGTON, VA – More than double the number of 2008 recipients and more than three times the number of 2007 winners, this year's winners represent nearly every class of vehicle the Institute tests.

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ARLINGTON, VA – To qualify for the award, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of good in the Institute's front, side, and rear tests and must also be equipped with electronic stability control.

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HERNDON, VA – The Audi Q7 has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) Top Safety Pick award for 2008.

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ARLINGTON, VA --- In recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests, the 2008 Smart Fortwo, the smallest car for sale in the U.S. market, earned the top rating of "good" for front and side crash protection.

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ARLINGTON, Va. --- Occupant protection in side impacts of midsize cars is improving as automakers introduce safer designs and add side airbags as standard equipment.

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ARLINGTON, Va. --- A new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) concludes that greater vehicle roof strength substantially reduces the risk of fatal or incapacitating driver injury in single-vehicle rollover crashes.

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