AAA Launches Online Review Tool for Senior Drivers
13 Dec 2009, 15:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The American Automobile Association kept on working in order to help senior citizens assess their driving health in the privacy of their homes. In order to do that, AAA launched an online version of...
Bosch Works On A Predictive Emergency Braking System
10 Dec 2009, 11:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following the new brake assist systems EU regulation which will be applicable to all new vehicles from February 24, 2011, aiming to improve pedestrian safety, Bosch plans to roll out predictive emer...
Volvo to Pay $8,75M to Accident Victim
6 Dec 2009, 11:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In May 2002, Manuel Reis was hit by a 1987 Volvo 740 wagon that was missing a clutch starter safety switch and crushed his leg as he was pinned between a house and the vehicle. Last week, a New a N...
BMW X1 Gets Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating
3 Dec 2009, 12:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The new BMW X1 was among the models that achieved the highest score at recent Euro NCAP crash tests. The result was owed to its comprehensive standard safety features and an effective system of vehi...
Toyota Accelerator Problem, Due to Faulty Throttles?
30 Nov 2009, 16:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Toyota's largest recall, set in motion due a problem with stuck accelerator pedals, may have been caused by other reasons than previously thought. According to the Los Angeles Times, cited by j...
Chevrolet Cruze Scores Maximum EuroNCAP Rating
26 Nov 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chevrolet Cruze, a model that is already on sale in several markets in Europe and Asia, recently earned the maximum score in the European New Car Assessment Program (EuroNCAP). The Cruze scored 79 p...
Chevrolet Spark Gets Four Stars at Euro NCAP
26 Nov 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The new Chevrolet Spark did quite well at the Euro NCAP tests, as the little city car did not only manage to get four stars, one of the best results in the city car class, but was only one point awa...
New Opel Astra Gets Five Stars from Euro NCAP
25 Nov 2009, 16:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The new Opel Astra is off to a good start, as Euro NCAP, Europe’s leading safety assessment body, awarded this cars with the maximum rating available: five stars for safety. According to E...
New Mazda 3 Gets Five Stars at Euro NCAP
25 Nov 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Mazda announced today that the new Mazda 3 has been awarded five stars by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP). The result is even more impressive since in 2009, Euro NCAP implement...
TRW Launches New Airbag Control Unit
25 Nov 2009, 09:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Automotive supplier TRW released details on its newly-developed Airbag Control Unit which allows the integration of a range of pre-crash occupant safety functions as well as inertial sensors for sta...
Global Road Safety Initiative, Phase Two
23 Nov 2009, 15:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Four automotive companies, Chevrolet, Michelin, Renault and Shell, have decided to partner in the second phase of the Global Road Safety Initiative (GRSI), the biggest endeavor taken by private enti...
5 Subarus, 5 Top Safety Picks
19 Nov 2009, 15:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Subaru managed a not-so-easy task, as it has a car in every category of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick. The carmaker's Legacy (Liberty), Out...
Summit on Road Safety to Adopt Decade of Action
19 Nov 2009, 13:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first ever Global Ministerial Summit on Road Safety will meet this week in Moscow, after it received the UN approval back in April 2008. The summit's main goal is to create the framework re...
Chrysler Pleased with 4 IIHS Tops Safety Picks
19 Nov 2009, 11:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we told you yesterday, among the 27 winners of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Picks, 4 belonged to American carmaker Chrysler. The four are the 2010 Jeep Patriot, 2010 Chry...
2010 Buick LaCrosse Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
18 Nov 2009, 11:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The star of GM's Buick line, the LaCrosee, has received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top safety Pick after it achieved a “good” rating in the four-crash simulat...
Toyota to Spend $5 Billion to Replace Accelerator Pedals
18 Nov 2009, 10:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota is far from finding a solution for its biggest recall ever. After trying to start a recall with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Japanese manufacturer might aft...
2010 IIHS Top Safety Pick Winners
18 Nov 2009, 09:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Institute for Highway Safety completed crash tests for the 2010 Top Safety Pick of the Year and handed the award to no less than 19 cars and 8 SUVs. For the first time in the history of IIHS, a ...
2010 Chevrolet Malibu Receives IIHS Top Safety Pick
18 Nov 2009, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety named today the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu as one of its Top Safety Picks. The Malibu thus joins the Buick LaCrosse, who managed the same feat in the last set o...
IIHS Applauds Ford's Inflatable Belts
12 Nov 2009, 11:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford last week introduced the industry's first inflatable seatbelts for rear passengers, a combination of regular seatbelts and airbags meant to enhance safety in case of accidents. The Insuran...
Pedestrians Should Avoid Walking in Florida, Report Shows
10 Nov 2009, 10:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Those of you who enjoy taking long walks, should avoid doing so in the state of Florida, as a new report from Transportation For America (T4) shows. Apparently, the Orlando, Tampa, Miami and Jackson...