Stupid, but Lucky Scooter Rider Escapes Death by Inches
11 Apr 2014, 12:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s again time for some more haute tension-action from Taiwan, and just like you’ve maybe been expecting, it’s about one more mindless scooter rider. At times I cannot help w...
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Updates Courses
10 Apr 2014, 10:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) announces plans to update its safety courses curriculum, trying to provide students with a more comprehensive, hands-on experience to prepare them better for t...
Aerostitch Reveals All-New Roadcrafter R-3 One Piece Textile Motorcycle Suit
8 Apr 2014, 15:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Aerostitch announces the R-3, their third generation of Roadcrafter motorcycle suits, a rather rare presence in the touring gear segment, with its one-piece construction. Riders who see one-piece...
Clumsy Rider and His Passenger Almost Squashed by Truck
8 Apr 2014, 13:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / They say that the rider of a motorcycle bears the whole responsibility for the safety of his or her passenger, and common sense tells us this is true. While passengers may have zero riding experienc...
Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain Rated Top Safety Pick+
8 Apr 2014, 13:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Out of nine midsize SUVs recently evaluated, only a handful earned the prestigious Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). On the small overlap front crash te...
Range Rovers Being Stolen Like Cupcakes in London
7 Apr 2014, 13:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Apparently, if somebody wants a Range Rover in London, they don’t go into a dealership an acquire one. Instead, they have one... ahem... repositioned for them. At least this is what British ca...
Nothing Beats Morons Crashing Scooters
7 Apr 2014, 12:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some things will never change, and people with zero motorcycle training, wearing no protection will always find it suitable to try and ride a scooter or small motorcycle, especially when encouraged ...
Ford Transit Connect Wagon Earns Five-Star Safety Rating
7 Apr 2014, 08:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded Ford's 2014 Transit Connect Wagon a five-star Overall Vehicle Score in its New Car Assessment Program. This comes as no surpri...
Owners Reporting Volkswagen Passat TDI Turbo Failures and Problems
3 Apr 2014, 18:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Numerous reports emerged last year of metallic sounds coming from the 2nd or 3rd gears of Volkswagen Group's DSG gearboxes, especially in countries with warm climate and/or band roads. After su...
Watch and Learn: How Not to Lean through a Bend
3 Apr 2014, 13:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Spring brings the first rides and the first crashes, and nobody should be surprised to learn that quite a lot of very nasty crashes occur this time of year. The factors which lead to such unfortunat...
Ford MyKey Grows Popular with Fleet Owners
3 Apr 2014, 11:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / First marketed as a safety feature for teenage drivers, Ford MyKey technology is slowly being adopted by fleet owners. Now standard on nearly all Ford and Lincoln models, the first car to benefit fr...
Tesla Leads Lobby Effort for Scrapping Side Mirrors
2 Apr 2014, 11:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As we reported, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently introduced legislation that makes backup cameras mandatory by May 2018 and it seems that Tesla aims to take the initiative...
All New Vehicles To Require Rearview Cameras by 2018
1 Apr 2014, 14:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As an effort to reduce deaths and serious injuries caused by reversing accidents, the Transportation Department issued a rule that will require all new vehicles built from May 1st, 2018, that weigh ...
Chevrolet Malibu Earns Top Safety Pick+ from IIHS
1 Apr 2014, 11:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu with Forward Collision Alert gets the much-revered Top Safety Pick+ rating according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In order to receive 2014 Top Safety Pick...
Schuberth Introduces Cool New Colors for the S2 Helmet
31 Mar 2014, 15:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / German premium helmets manufacturer Schuberth announces the new color schemes for the S2 unit, and which will make it into production this spring. So far, the US branch of the maker announced the It...
Terrifying Crash for Mindless Rider
28 Mar 2014, 11:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Once more, riders mistaking the public roads for a race track are a menace for the other motorists’ safety. It’s really sad seeing such fellows not only injuring themselves but casting a...
Ducati Multistrada D-Air, the World's First Wireless-Integrated Airbag Jacket
27 Mar 2014, 12:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / That fact that Dainese was making the best-performing motorcycle rider airbag is no news, and the first specific tests have confirmed the leading position, too. Still, it’s now time for Ducati...
Wear a Helmet, Live Longer
20 Mar 2014, 15:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I know that for some guys there is not proof strong enough to convince them that wearing a motorcycle helmet DOES save your life in a multitude of situations. Even so, I will never cease to advocate...
Speeding Rider Crashes Spectacularly
18 Mar 2014, 14:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Once more, it looks like it’s not the speed which kills, but the sudden stop. Still, this spectacular motorcycle accident did not end with the demise of the rider, but a series of 5 surgeries ...
Nonoise Ear Mufflers Let You Hear What You Need
17 Mar 2014, 15:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The “wind in your face” feeling is one of the things about riding motorcycles which makes some riders smile, and other sigh. That is, because the wind equals noise, and some guys really ...