The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS ... as well as forces on the dummies. The IIHS side-impact test is more severe than NHTSA's. The test uses a heavier striking barrier at 3,300 ...

Side impact crash test ... The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash-tests cars and determines safety ratings based on four factors: Measurements from dummies, survival space, airbags ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has once again picked its safest cars. Is your car on it? The tests were tougher this year, including crash test dummies in the back seats.