The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is updating federal standards to improve how car seats are tested.
Updated February 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM EST For three decades, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has been smashing vehicles with an adult-sized dummy sitting in the front seat, simulating ...
All car seats sold in the U.S. must meet the same federal standards, but some offer an additional degree of safety, according to CR’s rigorous tests CR's experts recommend that children move through ...
Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a problem one vehicle safety... Back seats aren't as safe as they should be. A ...