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WASHINGTON (AP) - Car shopping? Maybe you should go to the videotape. Jarring images of vehicles crashing into test barriers are becoming more prevalent on the Internet, giving safety-conscious car shoppers another tool when searching for the right car.
Consumer Reports now offers a library of crash test videos for more than 200 vehicles on its Web site, letting buyers watch the tests while considering which car to buy. The tests were conducted by the Virginia-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which issues safety ratings for vehicles.
"It's hard to believe anyone watching any of these videos wouldn't make safety a No. 1 priority for themselves when car shopping," said Jeff Bartlett, the deputy autos editor for http://www.ConsumerReports.org.
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