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The IIHS has recently selected the top safety picks among vehicles sold in America. Just 48 models made the cut. Higher standards addressing rear-seat safety meant fewer winners for 2025. Safe vehicles abide across the spectrum of cars, trucks, and SUVs. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has once again selected its top safety picks. Does your vehicle make the list? This year's exams were more challenging, with an emphasis on incorporating crash test dummies in the rear seats. The Institute’s updated moderate overlap front test adds a second crash test dummy seated behind the driver and emphasizes back seat safety, IIHS said. Last year, an “acceptable” or “good” rating in the updated test was a requirement for the higher-tier Top Safety Pick+ award. However, a “good” rating in the original test was still enough to earn the base award. “This year, vehicles must earn an ‘acceptable’ rating in the updated test to qual...

If you've ever operated a bumper car at an amusement park, you're likely familiar with its defining element—the bumper. This component is intended to cushion collisions, safeguarding riders inside the bumper cars. Similarly, the bumpers of regular automobiles have undergone significant changes since these vehicles were initially introduced. There has been considerable alteration in government rules governing them... If you've ever operated a bumper car at an amusement park, you're likely familiar with their signature component—the bumper. This piece of equipment is intended to cushion collisions, safeguarding riders inside the fun-filled cars. Similarly, bumpers on regular automobiles have undergone significant advancements since those early days when cars first appeared on streets. A significant change in federal bumper rules began with vehicles of the 1973 model year, when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Federal Motor Vehicle Vehicle...

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