Pennsylvania to Pass Text Messaging Law
10 Nov 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having witnessing a worrying boom in drivers who text while driving, more and more US states have began adopting legislation banning this dangerous habit. Until now, 18 states and the District of Co...
2010 Subaru Legacy Rated "Acceptable" for Bumper Protection
10 Nov 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently conducted a new series of tests and concluded that the 2010 Subaru Legacy is one of the most advanced models on the market when it comes to its bu...
Fire Services Get Daimler Training
9 Nov 2009, 13:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German fire services have been provided with several training practice sessions by Daimler to learn how to apply a variety of rescue options with the aid of the very latest models. The carmaker also...
Ford Debuts Rear Inflatable Seat Belts
6 Nov 2009, 07:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford has just announced the industry's first-ever production inflatable seat belts, which are some sort of a combination between traditional seat belts and airbags. Basically, they are meant to...
NHTSA Goes at War with Toyota
5 Nov 2009, 10:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) publicly expressed their position on Japanese carmaker's Toyota floor mat problem, accusing it of providing inaccurate and misleading ...
KidsAndCars Release New Power Windows Victims Survey Data
3 Nov 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As promised at the end of October, safety organization KidsAndCars released yesterday data obtained during their latest survey regarding injuries to occupants in vehicles equipped with power window...
Toyota Urges Consumers to Remove Floor Mats
30 Oct 2009, 09:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota is still looking at ways to resolve its largest recall ever but before finding a final resolution on the matter it urged all owners of the affected models to remove the floor mats from their ...
KidsAndCars Warns of Power Windows Menace
27 Oct 2009, 13:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you are the lucky owner of a power-window fitted vehicle, than you most surely were at one point the unlucky owner of some swollen fingers. There is just about no one we know who at one point did...
Toyota's Largest Recall: No Brakes at All?
27 Oct 2009, 08:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota is still struggling to deal with its largest recall ever - approximately 3.8 million cars are recalled in the United States due to an incompatible floor mat - and new details have emerged tod...
Holden Ute Achieves 5-Star Safety Rating in Australia
21 Oct 2009, 09:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Holden Ute is the first utility vehicle in Australia that achieved a maximum five star rating from Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) or the Euro New Car Assessment Program (EuroNCAP). ...
Volkswagen Starts Child Safety Campaign
20 Oct 2009, 11:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker Volkswagen today announced that its Accessories division had started a campaign for child safety with a major child safety test. The company says that parents can report here on thei...
Zero X and MX Electric Motorcycles Recalled
19 Oct 2009, 17:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It appears that not only conventional motorbikes have problems and are issued recalls, as electric ones have some issues themselves. Zero Motorcycles has recently issued a recall notice after the C...
Booster Seats Extremely Effective, Study Confirms
19 Oct 2009, 08:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new study that confirms the importance of booster seats for children had just been revealed, strengthening the knowledge that children aged 4 to 8 using it are 45 percent less likely to be injured...
Disguised S60 Tests New Safety Technology in Copenhagen
9 Oct 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you some time ago, Volvo is looking to introduce a brand new system, the so-called Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Detection together with the new S60 in 2010. ...
Four Dead Due to Toyota Stuck Accelerator Pedal
2 Oct 2009, 13:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The safety glitch we told you about yesterday killed no less than four people in the United States. At least, this is the only accident we heard about at this time, although preliminary reports are ...
UK to Have a New Safety Research Center
2 Oct 2009, 12:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The construction of a new UK center for the development of intelligent transport innovations is to begin in Nuneaton, Warwickshire by the spring of 2010. The center, called innovITS – ADVANCE...
Volvo Starts On Road Human Behavior Research
1 Oct 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish manufacturer Volvo announced it is expanding its vehicle safety research with the introduction of the human element. Perhaps as important as the safety systems installed on the car, the huma...
Crash Test Video: 2009 Malibu vs. 1959 Bel Air
28 Sep 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Safety now and then. This was the theme through which the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary. To be more specific, the institute conducted a very unique...
New Matiz Scores Highest in KIDI Crash Tests
28 Sep 2009, 07:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The newly-released Matiz Creative achieved the highest rating (officially known as Grade 1) in front offset crash tests posted by the Korea Insurance Development Institute (KIDI). The institute has ...
2010 Buick LaCrosse Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick
25 Sep 2009, 07:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2010 Buick LaCrosse is brought back in the spotlight, this time thanks to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) who rated the new model with the maximum safety score. In order to qua...