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New cars’ whip-lash risk

Research by the motor insurers’ facility at Thatcham has found that more than a quarter of new cars give drivers and passengers inadequate protection from whiplash injury in low-speed collisions. More than 250 models were tested and found to have poor design and unsuitable positioning of head rests.

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