UNDERRIDE GUARDS ON BIG RIGS OFTEN FAIL IN CRASHES; INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY PETITIONS GOVERNMENT FOR NEW STANDARD

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Adrian Lund, president, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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Segment 1: Trailer underride crash tests with 2010 Chevroltet Malibu
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Segment 2: Frontal crash test into deformable barrier
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Segment 3: Trailer underride crash tests conducted by IIHS in 1976
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Segment 4: Trailer underride guards
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Segment 5: Trucks not required to meet federal underride standard
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Segment 6: Trucks on the road and at truck stops
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VIDEO PROVIDED BY: "Insurance Institute for Highway Safety"