A Twitter Conversation About Improved Auto Safety Compromised by Truck Safety Flaw

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  1. 31m31 minutes ago

    VIDEO: The Toyota Prius c improves to Acceptable in the small overlap test.

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  2. 18m18 minutes ago

    Would this work if it crashed into the outer edge of trucks with rear underride guards meeting current federal standards?

    REPLY FROM IIHS:

 In most cases the safety structure of the car would likely be bypassed and we’d see severe underride of the trailer.

12:33 PM – 6 Aug 2015
THANK YOU, IIHS, for your ongoing and enlightening work in road safety research!

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