Small car drives most at risk of whiplash injury

New figures from the motor insurance research centre Thatcham show that popular ‘City Cars’ are the least effective in saving the occupant from debilitating whiplash injury in the event of low speed rear end collisions. The latest vehicle head restraint ratings, released by the insurers’ research centre, revealed that “in an increasingly popular sector, consumers looking to reduce their environmental impact are being short changed when it comes to safety with no ‘City Cars’ achieving a ‘good’ rating.”