Top Safety Pick 2009: 72 Winners for 2009

This article reports on the 2009 top safety picks for vehicles as determined by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. 72 vehicles earned the award, which is more than double the number of recipients in 2008. The award is based on how well the vehicles provide occupants with front, side and rear crashworthiness. The vehicles must also be equipped with electronic stability control (ESC).

• Record URL:
  • http://www.iihs.org/iihs/sr
• 
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/0018988X
• Publication Date: 2008-11-25

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Illustrations; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 1-3, 7
• Serial:
  • Status Report
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
  • ISSN: 0018-988X
  • Serial URL: https://www.iihs.org/status-report/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crashworthiness; Motor vehicles; Pickup trucks; Safety engineering; Sport utility vehicles; Stability (Mechanics); Vehicle safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01120180
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2009 7:38AM