IIHS Says Backseat Truck Passengers Aren't Safe
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a non-government safety testing and advocacy group, is incredibly influential in the automotive industry. In fact, they’ve been the driving force behind the push for LED headlights, the very thing so many drivers find are absolutely dazzling, all to keep you safe on the road. One of its latest campaigns is to make backseat passengers in full-size light-duty pickup trucks safer. What we all can learn from a fatal off-road recovery. One way it’s doing th
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a non-government safety testing and advocacy group, is incredibly influential in the automotive industry. In fact
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