| Which cars are the safest cars in the
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| | - chest injury measures
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| United States, you may wonder. Is it
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| | - left and right leg/foot injury measures
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| BMW, Ford, Chevy? As far as car security
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| | - restraints/dummy kinematics
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| matters, only eight of the 2004 model
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| | - ratings of "good" for head restraint
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| cars on the market have earned perfect
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| | design and the performance of bumpers in
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| scores in crash tests conducted by the
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| | low-speed auto crash tests.
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| U.S. Department of Transportation's
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| | Side impact auto crash tests were also
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| National Highway Traffic Safety
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| | conducted for all vehicle brands but no
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| Administration (NHTSA) or the Insurance
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| | car received perfect marks in those
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| Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
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| | tests.
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| Here are the criterias: To pass the auto
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| | According to automotive experts, vehicle
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| security test, the vehicle had to get
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| | crash testing is still the best and most
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| perfect marks in all of the following
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| | objective method for determining which
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| categories:
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| | cars are truly the safest. And this does
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| - five-star ratings--the highest
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| | not necessarely mean vehicles equipped
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| available--in NHTSA's frontal and side
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| | with most advanced technology. The
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| vehicle crash tests
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| | difference between a good auto crash test
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| - five-star rollover resistance ratingsor
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| | rating and a bad one is significant:
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| - ratings of "good," (highest available),
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| | - A five-star rating means a chance of
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| which includes an overall rating,plus
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| | serious injury of 10% or less in a car
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| individual ratings in the following
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| | crash at 35 mph>/li>
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| categories:
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| | - a one-star rating means a chance of 46%
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| - The frontal offset crash test structure
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| | or more.
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| safety cage
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| | The list might amaze you.
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| - head/neck injury measures
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