Crash tests were conducted with dummies wearing four different outfits: all white, all black ... and pedestrian clothing conditions,” evaluated the effects of high-visibility clothing and ...

High-visibility clothing may be invisible to automated crash prevention systems, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.  The study investigated the effects of ...

Each vehicle tested was equipped with automatic emergency braking, which in normal conditions reduced pedestrian crashes by ...

Look, I’m the last person to shame anyone for their fashion choices, but now, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ...

Of note, in previous testing the IIHS found that during daylight hours pedestrian collisions were 27% lower for vehicles equipped with detection systems than for unequipped vehicles. However, on unlit ...

High-visibility vests tend to be standard equipment ... dummy with either a black sweatshirt and pants, a retro-reflective jacket and black pants, an all-black sweatsuit with reflective strips ...

The reflective, “high-visibility” safety vests worn by road workers and first ... and the other two unadorned—one white and one black. The dummies were then sent into the crosswalk at ...

Reflective, high-visibility clothing may stand out to human drivers at night, but a recent study suggests it may be invisible to a vehicle’s automated crash prevention technology. The study, conducted ...

A study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the US suggests high-visibility clothes ... dressed in white clothing (upper left), black clothing (upper right), black ...

A recent study has raised concerns that high-visibility clothing—the bright and reflective gear worn by pedestrians ... The findings were even more stark when the dummy was dressed in black and only ...