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THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY (IIHS)
The IIHS is raising concerns about vehicle bumpers contending that weak federal standards permit automakers to build cars that suffer thousands of dollars in collision damage even at very low impact speeds.

The industry-funded research group, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, based in Arlington, Va., says the worst performer among six 2008 minivans it recently subjected to four low-speed crash tests was the Nissan Quest, with resulting damage that would have cost more than $8,000 to repair.[...]

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On Thursday, The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released new crash test results and they show most car bumpers are not designed to protect the vehicle's expensive parts and that even the most minor accident could cost you thousands of dollars They're the kind of vehicle mishaps that happen thousands of times a day on American roadways.
But while the classic 'fender bender' usually doesn't result in injuries, newly released crash test results from the insurance institute for highway safety show a minor wreck can lead to major repair bills. LINK.

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