GM Lays Off 15 Employees Over Delayed Ignition Switch Scandal
9 Jun 2014, 07:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to the extremely "thorough, brutally tough" and "deeply troubling" Valukas report, the 13 fatally injured connected to GM's faulty ignition switches lead the autom...
Most Teen Deaths Caused by Vehicle Crashes, Study Shows
8 Jun 2014, 17:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A study conducted by Safe Kids Worldwide found out that circa 2,500 teens die in vehicle accidents each year in the United States. More worryingly, the "Teens in Cars" report shows that mo...
Epic Fail: GM Sent Recall Notices To Victims' Families
4 Jun 2014, 16:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's common knowledge that the 2.6 million General Motors vehicles fitted with defective ignition switches caused at least 13 fatalities, although an independent analysis hikes that figure to a...
Euro NCAP Quadricycle Crash Tests: Disaster Strikes
4 Jun 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Euro NCAP has recently strayed from its usual business of bashing all sorts of cars against its official walls, with the safety body taking on quadricycles. Not unexpectedly, the results are rather ...
Watch the New Golf GTI Crash Its Way to IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus
3 Jun 2014, 15:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The latest car to have undergone the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) crash tests is the Volkswagen Golf 7. The hatch managed to receive the Top Safety Pick Plus title, but only...
Car Accidents Cost the U.S. $871 Billion Per Year, Study Shows
1 Jun 2014, 18:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This estimate comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's latest report, accounting for the economic loss and societal harm over vehicle accidents from 2010. Simply put, dri...
Autobrake and Forward Collision Warning Does Improve Vehicle Safety, IIHS Reports
29 May 2014, 15:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Less than a year since the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety adopted a new ratings program for front crash prevention, the organization hints that automakers have rapidly adopted or improved fo...
Icon Airmada Sensory Will Freak Drivers Out. Good!
29 May 2014, 14:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Icon shows its latest Airmada creation, called Sensory, definitely not everybody’s cup of tea, but by all means, one of the most amazing lids we saw this month. They say to save the best for l...
Porsche Macan Investigated Over Brake System Problem
29 May 2014, 14:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer announced today that 2,500 Euro-spec units of the Macan crossover are prone to brake booster failure. That shouldn't happen to a vehicle developed an...
Teenage Drivers Are Most Prone to Cause Accidents, Study Reveals
28 May 2014, 16:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ever wondered which age group of drivers is most likely to be involved in a car crash? Yup, most of you guessed it - teenagers aged 17 to 19 make up one in eight automobile accidents that involve in...
Prepare to Buckle Up Whether You Like It or Not
26 May 2014, 13:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors' new 'Belt Assurance System' safety feature will practically enforce fastening your seat belts before driving off by not allowing shifting from 'park' to ...
US Congress to Lift $35 Million Auto Safety Violation Penalty
25 May 2014, 12:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / We imagine that every driver affected one way or another by the GM recall saga blames auto safety regulators for not imposing larger fines to deter manufacturers from doing very stupid things with p...
AGV Corsa Helmets Receive Highest SHARP Score
21 May 2014, 15:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / AGV’s top-drawer Corsa helmets have recently been tested by Britain’s SHARP (Safety Helmet Assessment and Review Program) and received the highest score, earning 5 out of 5 stars. The...
GM to Pay $10 Billion Worth Of Lawsuit Settlements
21 May 2014, 14:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just like we've told you a few days back, those $35 million going to the NHTSA from Government Motors' pockets aren't really enough to properly wash GM's recall sins. Currently, ...
NHTSA Encourages Drivers to Buckle Up With New Safety Campaign
20 May 2014, 09:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though American motorists buckle up more than ever before, 2013 saw the first increase in fatalities in five years for unrestrained passenger vehicle occupants. Despite state level education...
Over 200 Nissan Leaf Models Recalled for Missing Spot Welds
19 May 2014, 17:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / GM and Toyota managed to start the year with some huge recalls involving millions of vehicles world wide, with problems ranging from unresponsive lights to software glitches and even steering racks ...
Wedding Crashers, the Scooter Version
16 May 2014, 13:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bike and scooter accidents are seldom funny, mostly because people usually get hurt. However, there is that special category of accidents which also come with such a hefty dose of rather grim fun th...
How to Prevent Premature Tire Wear
16 May 2014, 09:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The internal combustion car wouldn't have existed without the help of this simple invention, but have you ever wondered how much punishment a tire takes throughout its functional life span? ...
Euro NCAP: New Hyundai i10 Only Gets 4-Star Rating
16 May 2014, 08:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The city car segment is filled with very interesting new vehicles, some practical, others funky to look at. Unfortunately, one easily overlooked factor is safety. Take the brand new Hyundai i10, fo...
Skylock, the Smart, Solar-Powered Bike Lock Should Get a Motorcycle Version
16 May 2014, 06:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Welcome Skylock, a new bicycle locking system with a very good potential of making it into the motorcycle world. It’s really nice to see that more and more smart locks are being developed, wit...