A new study shows that improvements to vehicle safety driven by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash testing have saved an estimated 48,352 lives and more than $500 billion since the program launched in 1995.

State laws that allow motorcyclists not to wear helmets are costing lives every year, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show three mid-size luxury SUVs offer "solid" protection for front and back seat safety.