Rear-seat occupants don't have the advantage of all the safety features you get up front. Are they more likely to sustain injuries in a collision? We investigate.

Feb 13, 2015 · Major advances in car safety -- from basic air bags and "crumple zones" to seat belts that absorb the force of impacts during a crash -- have greatly reduced the likelihood of …

Apr 10, 2022 · Back seat passengers who are injured in auto accidents may be entitled to obtain compensation for expenses and losses arising from their injuries by filing a personal injury …

Nov 26, 2019 · As families hit the road for Thanksgiving, a new report details the dangers of not buckling up in the back seat: passengers are twice as likely to die in a crash if they are unbelted.

The ideal location for a car seat is the back seat’s middle position due to its high safety profile. If this isn’t practical, the rear seat’s passenger side or the third row (if correctly installed) are safe …

Dec 13, 2022 · A recent IIHS study of real-world crashes showed that in many cases, back-seat passengers were injured more severely than front-seat occupants. Not long ago, passengers …

Nov 30, 2021 · All passengers in every vehicle should wear seatbelts to stay safe, but are backseat passengers required by law to wear one? Let’s explore this question by examining …

The seat next to the driver is called the "front passenger seat". Passengers at the back of a car are seated on "back seats" or "rear seats". In other words, "back/rear seats" are found behind …

Improving the safety of the rear seat environment in passenger vehicles is vital to the goal of preventing fatalities and mitigating injuries in automobile crashes.

Dec 22, 2021 · In a widely cited study on the impact of collisions on backseat passengers, the IIHS found that most injuries to passengers riding in the back seat occurred because the …