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Safety News
23/9/03: top US safety score by Mazda6


The not-so-News
19/8/03: Ford wins gold for BA Falcon safety engineering
1/8/03: BMW X5 covers itself in ENCAP stars
21/3/02: How ready for Easter holiday towing are your shockers?
7/2/02: Ford work at making airbags fit their occupants
25/1/02: 4WDriver's life saved by cargo barrier
20/12/01: Manufacturer accuses parents of putting kids at risk
9/10/01 : A holiday warning by Monroe - check your shockers! 
28/5/01 : Outdated myth about windscreens poses real danger to motorists
16/5/01 : Australian motorsport body launches new initiative in road safety 
1/5/01 : The incredible $100 million man is  Saab's top crasher 
Mercedes C320 and E430 take top marks in US crash tests  -  22/3/01
Nominations open for 2001 Windscreens O'Brien Safety Awards  -  8/3/01
Family saved from death or serious injury by a cargo barrier  -  6/3/01
First 5-star score for stability in US rollover test goes to Honda Accord  -  16/1/01
Easy on the eyes - Volvo enters new safety dimension with SCC  -  14/12/00
Volvo S80 passes bevy of crash tests - the `world's safest car'?  -  24/11/00
Volvo's Car safety centre gets right royally awarded  -  30/10/00
The 1-2-3 rule for drive-away times after a windscreen repair  -  20/10/00
Holden promising greater Side Impact safety in new VX Commodore  -  28/7/00
Manufacturer believes cargo barriers are overlooked as `lifesavers'  -  1/7/00
Survey reveals over-confidence & speeding among young drivers  -  2/6/00
POLAR II - the dummy that walks (almost...)  -  10/5/00
Holden's work on side impact protection wins SAE award  -  2/5/00
Honda builds new indoor crash testing lab  -  3/4/00
Volvo's new `real-life' crash lab 31/3/00
Xmas 4WD safety tips from BF Goodrich  -  20/12/99
...VERY similar tips from Michelin, plus a handy gadget  -  20/12/.99
Saab's new belt alarm could halve crash fatalities  -  2/11/99
Alfa Romeo prepares Active Intervention Safety Systems  -  24/9/99
Mercedes Benz fine-tunes Accident Avoidance System  -  14/9/99

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