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Loading a Forklift like a Pro Will Make You Look like a Hero
Loading a Forklift like a Pro Will Make You Look like a Hero

29 Oct 2015, 10:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve seen one too many videos of forklift loading operations gone wrong, so we’re bringing you one that shows everybody how such a task should be handled

 
Jaguar Lets 11-Year-Olds Drive the New XE, Probably Hopes They’ll Grow into Buyers
Jaguar Lets 11-Year-Olds Drive the New XE, Probably Hopes They’ll Grow into Buyers

28 Oct 2015, 11:02 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Yeah, Jaguar is pulling a smart scheme by teaching kids how to drive and introducing them to its new model, the XE sports saloon. A win-win situation

 
Bentley Recalls 27,640 Continental and Flying Spur Models over Loose Electrical Connection
Bentley Recalls 27,640 Continental and Flying Spur Models over Loose Electrical Connection

28 Oct 2015, 10:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / With the exception of the Mulsanne Flagship, Bentley’s entire production between February 2011 and June 2014 is affected by this recall campaign

 
Crushed Tesla Model S Allegedly Saved Woman and Child, Proves the EV's Safety
Crushed Tesla Model S Allegedly Saved Woman and Child, Proves the EV's Safety

26 Oct 2015, 16:38 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The images we see here were taken by a scrap yard in Norway, a place where they take the functional parts off wrecked cars and sell them

 
Fake Racing Harnesses Sold on eBay and Facebook Tested, May Strangle Drivers
Fake Racing Harnesses Sold on eBay and Facebook Tested, May Strangle Drivers

23 Oct 2015, 14:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Racing Harnesses are among the last items in the world you’d want to deal with in terms of counterfeit products. Here’s what could happen when you do

 
Mercedes-Benz C350 e Hybrid Fails to Stay on Track During Moose Test
Mercedes-Benz C350 e Hybrid Fails to Stay on Track During Moose Test

22 Oct 2015, 17:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Mercedes-Benz C350 e Hybrid was subjected to a Moose Test by a Swedish publication, with the car showing poor results

 
Commuters Bomb Speed Camera Close to Milan, Threaten to Blow Up the City
Commuters Bomb Speed Camera Close to Milan, Threaten to Blow Up the City

22 Oct 2015, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A group of citizens bombed a speed camera in the proximity of Milan, Italy, leaving behind leaflets that issued a threat

 
Voice Commands Are More Distracting than Speaking on the Phone, According to Study
Voice Commands Are More Distracting than Speaking on the Phone, According to Study

22 Oct 2015, 13:10 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Carmakers give a lot of thought to their infotainment systems in their attempt to make them more intuitive, ergonomic, and basically, all-around safer

 
Volvo’s Reflective Spray for Cyclists Is So Popular It Will Launch in the UK This Weekend
Volvo’s Reflective Spray for Cyclists Is So Popular It Will Launch in the UK This Weekend

21 Oct 2015, 17:11 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A while ago, Volvo unveiled this innovative reflective paint you'd spray on your jacket to make sure drivers see you during the night. Now it enters production

 
Dummies Become Human Beings to Prove Safety Is Personal in New Acura Ad
Dummies Become Human Beings to Prove Safety Is Personal in New Acura Ad

16 Oct 2015, 09:03 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Safety clearly is the most important issue to carmakers, but Acura's recent achievement is more than that. And they want you to know about it

 
Mercedes-Benz Wants Its Cars to See like Humans Do
Mercedes-Benz Wants Its Cars to See like Humans Do

9 Oct 2015, 17:09 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In a couple of years or so, some Mercedes-Benz models will be able to see the environment almost like a human does, which is both scary and awesome

 
2016 Fiat 500X Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+, First Fiat to Get This Title
2016 Fiat 500X Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+, First Fiat to Get This Title

7 Oct 2015, 16:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The European cousin of the Jeep Renegade has recently visited the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, passing the crash tests with flying colors

 
Ford Crashed 28 Focus RS Prototypes During Development, Here’s a Violent Crash Test
Ford Crashed 28 Focus RS Prototypes During Development, Here’s a Violent Crash Test

7 Oct 2015, 15:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In the path to bring the 2016 Focus RS to life, Ford crashed no less than 28 prototypes. Meeting international safety standards is long and winding road

 
2015 Mazda MX-5 Equals Audi TT Performance in Poor Euro NCAP Rating
2015 Mazda MX-5 Equals Audi TT Performance in Poor Euro NCAP Rating

7 Oct 2015, 11:57 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The main reason for the MX-5's imperfect crash test score most likely lies in the lack of an Autonomous Emergency Braking system

 
The Rich Get Safer, The Poor Get in More Car Accidents
The Rich Get Safer, The Poor Get in More Car Accidents

6 Oct 2015, 08:11 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The differences between rich and poor are not new, but a new study shows that the poorer you are the more open to car accident

 
Toyota Mirai Has First Crash with Xbox Executive Behind the Wheel
Toyota Mirai Has First Crash with Xbox Executive Behind the Wheel

25 Sep 2015, 17:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This might just be the Toyota Mirai’s first recorded accident and the question that sits on everybody’s lips concerns the hydrogen tanks of the fuel cell vehicl

 
Volvo Tries to Bore Us into Submission with Safety Oriented Commercial
Volvo Tries to Bore Us into Submission with Safety Oriented Commercial

23 Sep 2015, 09:08 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's been like two months since Volvo has bought the Polestar tuning division - when are we going to see commercials stemming from that move?

 
The Convincer Is a 5 MPH Crash Simulator, People’s Reactions Are Surprising
The Convincer Is a 5 MPH Crash Simulator, People’s Reactions Are Surprising

21 Sep 2015, 15:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / You can never have too many arguments in favor of buckling up once your enter your seat, so here we go, introducing a physical one

 
Mixing Brake Fluid and Chlorine Is Fun, But Explosive
Mixing Brake Fluid and Chlorine Is Fun, But Explosive

19 Sep 2015, 17:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The internet is boiling with recipes for explosive and fiery stuff. This is one of them being overdone and it all has to do with brake fluid

 
Drunk Driving Could Become Impossible in the Future Thanks to this Invention
Drunk Driving Could Become Impossible in the Future Thanks to this Invention

19 Sep 2015, 10:14 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / When your car tells you "Go home, you're drunk" it's time to ask a friend to drive you, call a cab or call it a day - anything but driving yourself