First results of new crash tests: most car bumpers don’t work in low-speed crashes

Thursday, March 1st, 2007 Auto

Most bumpers on midsize cars do little to resist damage in the kinds of low-speed collisions that are common in commuter traffic and parking lots. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety today is releasing the first results of new tests that assess how well bumpers protect vehicles from expensive damage in everyday fender-benders.

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