We looked at residual value predictions for 2013 models compiled by Automotive Lease Guide and personal injury claims data from the Highway Loss Data Institute.

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Data prepared by highway officials shows accidents have also come down by nearly 20%.

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Both studies were released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and were based on research by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), an affiliate of the institute.

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In a report released Thursday, the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), says its comparison of 25 pairs of traditional car models and their hybrid counterparts shows a marked difference in car insurance injury claims.

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Federal Highway Administration data from 2006 shows that 24.5 percent of the nation's bridges longer than 20 feet were categorized as "structurally deficient" or "functionally obsolete" (data from Utah and New Mexico was from 2005).

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According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data, 2.7% of all driver fatalities occur in situations where vision is obscured.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reviewed safety data, after Firestone claimed Ford's popular sports utility vehicle (SUV) was defective.

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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has set up a program to gather information about car crashes using data from sensor boxes.

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