MultiVu Video Feed: 62 Vehicle Models Meet Tougher Criteria To Earn 2018 IIHS Top Safety Awards
Thursday, December 7th, 2017
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Thursday, December 7th, 2017
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
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Galaxy 17 Galaxy 17
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Transponder 12 - Slot 1 Transponder 12 - Upper
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Downlink Freq: 11925
Vertical Downlink Freq: 11949 Vertical
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Bandwidth 6 MHz Bandwidth 18 MHz
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Symbol Rate: 3.9787 Symbol Rate: 13.235
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Data Rate: 5.5 Data Rate: 18.2958
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FEC: 3/4 FEC: 3/4
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NEWS: 62 vehicle models meet tougher criteria to earn 2018 IIHS awards
FORMAT: B-roll and Soundbites
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STORY SUMMARY:
Just 15 vehicles qualify for the TOP SAFETY PICK+ award from IIHS after the requirements were strengthened to include good-rated headlights and good or acceptable passenger-side protection in small overlap front crashes.
Another 47 vehicles earn the TOP SAFETY PICK award, which now requires acceptable or good headlights. In contrast, headlights weren't factored in for 2017 TOP SAFETY PICK, and an acceptable headlight rating was enough to bump a 2017 award winner into "plus" territory.
The inclusion of a passenger-side crash test is a first for any IIHS award. The Institute developed the passenger-side small overlap front crash test after it became clear that some manufacturers weren't paying sufficient attention to the passenger side as they made improvements to achieve better performance in the driver-side small overlap front test.
SOUNDBITES:
Adrian Lund, president, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
B-ROLL INCLUDES: Crash tests, demonstrations of track testing and other related footage
VIDEO PROVIDED BY: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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/PRNewswire/ -- Dec. 7, 2017/
SOURCE Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
