The last time the IIHS did some backseat safety testing, it concluded that the rear seats of small cars such as the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic weren’t very safe. In fact, very few small cars were ...

For years, car buyers have been using safety ratings to determine what level of protection a vehicle offers its occupants in a crash. Until recently those ratings have largely focused on the people ...

The best booster seats provide kids with the support they need to be safe on the road, while allowing them to feel more grown up. These seats add enough height to put your child’s chest and pelvis in ...

A relatively unknown luxury car from a few years back is one of the few with reclining back seats, and used models are now ...

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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) put 13 popular family SUVs through a new crash test to see how well they protect those sitting in the rear. The results confirm that safety advances ...

Rear-facing back seats in cars, once a common feature in station wagons and family vehicles, evoke a sense of nostalgia for many. While they may seem unconventional today, these seats served specific ...

The 2025 Acura ADX earns IIHS Top Safety Pick, but a rear-seat protection score keeps it from the higher Top Safety Pick+ ...

The three-point seatbelt was patented in 1955 and issued as standard equipment on 1959 Volvos. Despite a report from the Missouri think tank MOST Policy Initiative reports that rear-seat belt usage ...

While expensive and futuristic features grab attention in the auto industry, modest upgrades to seat belts are saving lives.