Paris Default Speed Limit Might Drop to 30 KM/H
2 Jun 2014, 13:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / And we thought Japan is the slowest country in the world for having a general speed limit set at 40 or 50 km/h (25-31 mph) on most of its roads, including highways and country lanes. But it seems li...
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...
Holden VF Commodore, WN Caprice Recalled Over Defective Seatbelts
1 Jun 2014, 17:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The ever-increasing General Motors recall saga continues with a safety campaign in the land down under. No less than 41,993 Holden VF Commodore and WN Caprice vehicles from the 2014 model year are c...
One In Five UK Motorists Can't Open Their Own Hood
1 Jun 2014, 14:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A recent study conducted by tire manufacturer Kumho reveals truly worrying facts about car ownership in Great Britain. Results of the survey hint that almost half of motorists stranded on the hard s...
Ride Safe Wearing the Guardian GA-1, World’s Smartest Helmet
30 May 2014, 14:52 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / While driving is much safer than riding a motorcycle for so many reasons, scientists and IT programmers out there keep looking for solutions to make a change. New York-based Fusar Technologies has r...
Ford Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles In Four Separate Campaigns
30 May 2014, 08:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles In Four Separate Campaigns Ford Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles In Four Separate Campaigns
Google's Self-Driving Car Rumored to Be Built By Roush
29 May 2014, 22:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As most of you already know, Google is planning to strap a set of wheels to its famous Maps app. No longer will you have to use Google Maps in your car, as the company recently announced it is worki...
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...
Ford Selling Inflatable Safety Belt Technology to Other Automakers
29 May 2014, 15:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Cars have evolved a lot from their motorized wagon shape in the early days. We have comfortable chairs, electric everything, slipstream bodywork, 10 times the power and they can almost drive themsel...
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...
Faulty GM Ignition Switches Killed Over 13 People, NHTSA Reckons
29 May 2014, 08:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Most American drivers know by now what the GM recall fiasco boils down to - very unsafe cars. Even though the Detroit manufacturer reckons 13 people have been killed in accidents connected to the de...
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...
NHTSA Probes 2013, 2014 Nissan Sentra, Versa Over Brake Issue
28 May 2014, 13:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though General Motors is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's number one "customer", other carmakers have their fair share of recalls waiting to happen. This time...
2014 Toyota Highlander Recalled Over Passenger Airbag Software Glitch
28 May 2014, 12:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / A couple of months ago Toyota announced a voluntary recall involving its new Highlander model, which seemed to have some problems with the safety restrain system on its third row of seats. With that...
Study Says Pregnant Women Are 42% More Likely to Crash
27 May 2014, 14:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Captain Obvious strikes again, but instead of your regular “A British study discovered that...”, the news are now coming from Canada; the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES...
Self-driving Cars Still Require a Vigilant Driver, for Now
26 May 2014, 16:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Do you know why you get a huge disclaimer with any vehicle that comes fitted with cruise control and/or lane keeping assist? Because in the technology’s early days of introduction, a not very ...
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 ...
Buick Enclave Recalled In China Over Defective Seat Belts
26 May 2014, 07:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Officially dubbed Shanghai GM, the Detroit manufacturer's Chinese joint venture announced it will recall over 26,579 Buick Enclave crossovers for shoddy safety belts. Over the last 50 years ...
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...
You Might Be Doing 5 Years in Prison for Secret Vehicle Compartments
25 May 2014, 11:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Here's something to laugh at a little. You know those vehicles that come with lidded floor compartments? Well, it's OK if the manufacturer installed them there, but if you decide to create...