13 Out Of 15 SUVs Get Poor Rating In New IIHS Rear Seat Crash Test | Carscoops carscoops
, sensors in the second-row dummies had to not exceed the limits indicating that there was an excessive risk of injury to the head, neck, chest, abdomen, or thigh. The airbags also had to prevent the dummies’ heads from making contact with a hard surface, such as the windows or the seat back ahead.
“In real-world crashes, chest injuries are the most common serious rear-seat injuries for adults, so that’s a key focus,” said Sushant Jagtap, an IIHS research engineer who assisted in the development of the new test., the SUV performed well in most criteria, but was docked points because the second-row passenger’s lap belt moved out of its ideal position onto the abdomen.
as it was previously run, all earned a “Good” rating. Now, with the test run in the exact same way, with the exception of a dummy being added to the back seat, just two could maintain that rating. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released the results of its updated front overlap crash test that is focused on the effects of a collision on the rear seat occupants, and the findings are alarming.
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