The Institute for Highway Safety said the number of new model vehicles earning high safety ratings for 2009 has doubled over last year and tripled over 2007.
Seventy-two vehicles, it said, had earned its Top Safety Pick award for 2009, more than twice the number of 2008 recipients and more than three times the number of 2007 winners.
The Institute said Top Safety Pick recognizes vehicles that do the best job of protecting people in front, side, and rear crashes based on good ratings in Institute tests. Winners also have to have electronic stability control (ESC), which research shows significantly reduces crash risk.
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