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1. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS): IIHS is an independent, nonprofit, scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses -- deaths, injuries, and property damage -- from crashes on the U.S.’s highways. The Institute is wholly supported by auto insurers. IIHS conducts a frontal offset crash test, a side-impact crash test, a low-speed rear bumper test and rates head restraints. http://www.iihs.org
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2. Euro NCAP: Established in 1997 and now backed by five European Governments, the European Commission and motoring and consumer organizations in every EU country, Euro NCAP has rapidly become a catalyst for encouraging significant safety improvements to new car design. Euro NCAP conducts a frontal offset crash test, a side-impact crash test, a side-impact pole test and a pedestrian impact test. www.euroncap.com
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3. New Car Assessment Japan: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, in cooperation with the National Agency for Automotive Safety & Victims' Aid (NASVA), tests and evaluates the safety of automobiles currently on the Japanese market. Test results are publicly released under the title New Car Assessment Japan. NASVA conducts a frontal crash test, an offset frontal crash test, a side-impact crash test, braking tests, a pedestrian head test and child safety seat performance tests. http://www.nasva.go.jp/mamoru/english/index.html
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4. Australian NCAP (ANCAP): Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) is supported by Australian and New Zealand automobile clubs, various government agencies and the National Roads and Motorists’ Association (NMRA) Insurance Group. ANCAP conducts a frontal offset crash test, a side-impact crash test and uses the same test protocols as Euro NCAP. http://www.ancap.com.au
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