Research from the IIHS shows that the rear occupants are now at a higher risk of a fatal injury than those seated in the front of a vehicle. However, data shows it has nothing to do with the cabin design. On the contrary, it’s because the frontal area has become safer with advanced airbags and safety belts, features that are rarely available for rear passengers.
In response to this growing concern, the IIHS debuted its moderate overlap front crash test last year, and the agency added a new test dummy with pressure sensors in the backseat behind the driver. The test dummy is about the size of a petite woman or a 12-year-old child. For a vehicle to get a Good rating, there should be no “excessive risk of injury to the head, neck, chest or thigh” of the dummy, and it must “remain correctly positioned during the crash without sliding forward beneath the lap belt (or ‘submarining’).”
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