Small Cars Fail Rear Passenger Safety Tests
TL;DR
Small cars like the Forte, Sentra, and Crosstrek received "poor" ratings in the updated moderate overlap crash test conducted by the IIHS due to poor rear occupant crash protection. The rear dummy submarined beneath the seat belt, causing the lap belt to slide from the hip bones onto the abdomen, where it can cause internal injuries. Engineers may want to improve rear occupant safety before things get worse.
Topics:businessautomotive-safety#automotive-safety#crash-testing#iihs#rear-passenger-safety#seat-belts#small-cars
- Small Cars Come Up Short in IIHS Rear Passenger Crash Testing Jalopnik
- IIHS finds rear-seat safety needs improvement in small cars Autoblog
- Crash Tests Show Small Passenger Cars Can't Protect Rear Occupants Well Road & Track
- Most small cars don't provide good protection for backseat passengers WRAL
- Back seat passengers not well protected, small car crash tests show KSAT San Antonio
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