More than 60 percent of light trucks tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have been found to provide inadequate protection against neck injuries in a rear-end crash, the most common type of accident.
“Any given day, you’re more likely to need a good head restraint to protect you from a neck injury than you are an air bag to protect you in a head-on crash,” said David S. Zuby, a senior vince president of the Insurance Institute.
Only one pickup truck, the 2007 Toyota Tundra, received the highest rating of good in the rear-end crash tests.
