First ever convertible crash test
It's summertime and not surprisingly, convertible sales are up. While nothing beats driving around with the top down, exactly how safe are convertibles when compared to a regular car? For the first time ever, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducted crash tests on convertibles. To earn the top award, a vehicle had to have good ratings in all three Institute crash tests, front, side and rear. Among ten mid-sized models tested, the best performers were the Saab 9-3 and the Volvo C70. Both of which earned the overall Top Pick for crash protection.
That means, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, these two convertibles are actually safer in many ways, than many vehicles they've tested with fixed roofs. Automakers from Saab say they compensated for the absence of the roof by reinforcing the windshield header rail, the A-pillars, and also made the door sills wider and larger than in a regular sedan.
In addition, to be a Top Pick the Institute had an extra requirement for convertibles -- a roll bar system -- as rollovers are the deadliest situation for convertibles. The Saab 9-3 has a supplemental restraint system that is designed to anticipate and react to a potential rollover situation.
Embed code for Blogs
Simply copy and paste the following HTML code below into your blog, website, or MySpace profile.
Copy to Clipboard
Share this video:
Simply click the button below and select your social bookmarking site.
Tag Cloud
Category: Arts & Humanities
Continuing its distinguished 73-year association with the Academy Awards,PricewaterhouseCoopers today announced that Brad Oltmanns and Rick Rosas will lead the balloting process for the 79th Annual Academy Awards....
Views: 49049
Category: Science & Technology
PC Design People's Choice Awards runs parallel to the $1 million industry competition for stylish computers built with Intel Core 2 Duo processors. Intel announced the Intel Core Processor Challenge contest with a $1 million...
Views: 24817
Category: International & Intercultural
Volvo Adventure, in partnership with the United
Nations Environment Program (UNEP), is an educational initiative
organized by Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Group that rewards
environmental activities and projects undertaken by...
Tags:
international, award, volvo, adventure award, prize, united nations environment program, environment, youth, recycle, indonesia
Views: 41277
Category: International & Intercultural
Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh and the Grameen Bank have been jointly awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
Mr Yunus, an economist, founded the bank, which is one of the pioneers of micro-credit lending schemes for the poor, especially...
Views: 15252
Category: International & Intercultural
Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh and the Grameen Bank have been jointly awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
Mr Yunus, an economist, founded the bank, which is one of the pioneers of micro-credit lending schemes for the poor, especially...
Views: 13098
Category: International & Intercultural
Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh and the Grameen Bank have been jointly awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
Mr Yunus, an economist, founded the bank, which is one of the pioneers of micro-credit lending schemes for the poor, especially...
Views: 13755
Category: Public Benefit
It's summertime and not surprisingly, convertible sales are up. While nothing beats driving around with the top down, exactly how safe are convertibles when compared to a regular car? For the first time ever, the Insurance Institute...
Tags:
convertible, crash test, car, vehicle, safety, driving, summer, safe driving, car accident, volvo, saab
Views: 27572
Category: Environment & Global Warming
Penelope Cruz talks about Global Green's "Greenest City Challenge". A competition to see what city is the Greenest of them all. They're hoping to incite everyone to participate, as a prize, the winner city will be awarded...
Tags:
penelope cruz, greenest city challenge, global green, environment, contest, enviromental, competition, warming pollution
Views: 24522
Category: International & Intercultural
Award-winning actress, Mia Farrow, has devoted much time to humanitarian causes, particularly those supporting children. UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy announced Farrow's appointment as a Goodwill Ambassador on 27 September...
Tags:
africa, humanitarian, service, work, peace, central african republic, goodwill ambassador, mia farrow, international, unicef
Views: 18288
Category: Politics & Goverment
In a rapidly arranged ceremony, President François Bozizé awarded UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow a presidential Medal of Honour in recognition of her services to his nation. A renowned humanitarian and...
Tags:
conflict, crisis, continent, central african republic, politics, refugees, darfur, sudan, africa, chad, mia farrow, unicef
Views: 20209
Category: Public Benefit
War, terrorism and humanitarian catastrophes are sad realities in many parts of the world. For the most part, our perception of this world is shaped by the media and by pictures. Within this context, film has a particularly important...
Tags:
formula 1, christopher lee, sharon stone, richard gere, unicef, humanitarian, tolerance, gala, peace, charity, bmw, benefit, public
Views: 20162
Category: Politics & Goverment
January 2007 - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. government must work with the private sector in order to meet today's challenges throughout the world. During the Private Sector Summit in Washington, D.C., Secretary...
Tags:
us, politics, condoleeza rice, secretary of state, private sector, public, diplomacy, award, benjamin franklin
Views: 14766
Esquire North 2007 apartment
U.S. Department of State: Michelle Kwan
College Access - Airplane
UNICEF Helping children cope after violence in Gaza
Scenes from Live8: The Who and Pink Floyd
UNICEF: Vietnam Avian Flu Awareness
UNICEF: Requiem for Darfur
'Impossible is Nothing' David Beckham
UNICEF: Madagascar Sexual Violence
Rotary International: Symbols Spanish
Scenes from Live8: Robbie Williams
Peace Corps: Life is Calling
AARP: Rapid Tax Refunds Warning
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Choices - Kids (Spanish)
Tree Canada Foundation: Breathing Tree
Greenpeace: Karli Thomas, Greenpeace Oceans Campaigner
COPD is the fourth leading cause of death