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Following criticism of our teen vehicle recommendations, IIHS's Sarah Karush provides her own perspective as a mother and explores why it's so important to give realistic advice to parents of teen drivers. 🔗 go.iihs.org/insight-realisti…

"The crashworthiness improvements of recent years have resulted in particularly big benefits to women. We need to speed up this progress while being careful not to derail it," write IIHS's Jessica Jermakian. go.iihs.org/insight-women-cr…

A recent IIHS study found similar results – modern crash testing has done a good job of closing this gap. However, more work is needed to understand why women are still at elevated risk of leg injuries in crashes, and how that can be addressed. go.iihs.org/news-injury-risk

📸 #throwbackthursday #TBT | Our favorite science educator and star of Crash Science in The Classroom, @JonesGriff, poses with The Science Guy himself, @BillNye, a few years back at @NSTA. Science educators can find tons of free resources at classroom.iihs.org/

#DistractedDriving is a big problem and an old one. People keep inventing new ways to become distracted behind the wheel.

Adrian Lund, who retired from IIHS-HLDI in 2017, very likely owes his life to the vehicle safety improvements he helped usher in. Read his remarkable story: go.iihs.org/Adrian-Lund-cras…

🎥 Our dummies don't just roll out of bed looking this good. An important step in crash test prep is applying greasepaint to the dummies to help identify where contact is made with vehicle surfaces during the crash.

.@GrownandFlown breaks down important new resources for parents of new drivers ⤵️ #teendrivers #newdrivers #teendriversafety grownandflown.com/keep-your-…

Great to see students in @C6H12O6Addict 's class learning about the dangers of distracted driving through the IIHS-HLDI in the Classroom material. Find that lesson (and others from instructor @JonesGriff) right here ⬇️ 📚 | classroom.iihs.org/

Cell phone use isn't the only distracting behavior that people engage in behind the wheel. Eating, drinking, adjusting the radio and even talking to a passenger can all be distracting. 🔎 go.iihs.org/topics-distracte… #highwaysafetytopics

What's with the bear? Find out what we're up to at go.iihs.org/news-driver-awar…

In crash tests at 50 and 56 mph, the steering wheel’s upward movement caused the dummy’s head to go through the deployed airbag, causing the face to smash into the steering wheel. Read more on this test series: go.iihs.org/news-speed-incre…

Parents & teachers: the "Momentum Bashing 2" activity at IIHS-HLDI in the Classroom is a great way to explore how changes in velocity change an object's momentum. Videos and activity sheets can be found here: classroom.iihs.org/momentum-… xitter.gq/IIHS_autosafety/status…

Many new cars have features that give parents extra control over their teen’s driving. To find out how knowledgeable salespeople are about these systems, mystery shoppers spoke to 40 different sales people at dealerships for four brands. go.iihs.org/news-teen-safety…

Looking for fun, educational #STEM activities to help close out the semester? Our educational website has videos, hands-on activities and more to bring the science of car crashes to life. Check it out: classroom.iihs.org/

More than a quarter of teen drivers killed in crashes during 2013-17 were driving micro, mini or small cars, and nearly two-thirds were driving 6-15-year-old vehicles. Fatally injured adults crashed in newer, larger vehicles much more often than teens. go.iihs.org/news-teen-vehicl…

Find the right car for your teen driver. View the full list at go.iihs.org/SafeVehiclesTeen…