Russ Rader
Russ Rader
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There are a lot of these technologies in the offing and it's still too early to know how beneficial they're going to be.
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When you have a teen passenger in the vehicle with a teen driver, the risk of a crash is twice as high. If you have two or more teen passengers in a vehicle the risk can be five times as high.
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Typically rollovers represent a small percentage of crashes but are disproportionately high in the number of deaths because they're so lethal.
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There is a misconception that older drivers are somehow a menace out on the road, and that really is not borne out by the facts. Thirty-year-olds kill far more people on the roads than 70-year-olds.
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We look at this from the standpoint that the more parental involvement the better because too many teens end up driving in risky situations, even with graduated driving laws in many states.
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You can never repeal the laws of physics, and a smaller, lighter vehicle is always at a disadvantage no matter how many safety features are built into it.
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Obviously, a Pontiac Firebird is generally going to be driven in a much different way than a Honda minivan,
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Most truck and SUV bumpers are purely decorative.
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We had a very difficult time working with Burger King,
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It would clearly help if the driving age were raised. But it never has gained any traction in most places to simply raise the age.
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Safety should not be a luxury that only comes standard on high-end models. If side airbags aren't included in a popular option package, most people won't get them.
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Safety should not be a luxury that only comes standard on high-end models, ... If side airbags aren't included in a popular option package, most people won't get them.
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Fatal crash involvements for 16-year-olds fell 26 percent from 1993 to 2003 as states began to enact graduated licensing laws. But this has not solved the problem by any means. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers. The later they start driving, the better.
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This is a really good resource for consumers who want to find out what's been recalled by a manufacturer but don't know where to look.