NHTSA Requires Moto Helmets Labeling Changes
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the total number of motorcycles continuously increasing, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed a modification to the current Motorcycle Helmet DOT Labeling, requestin...
Audi Touts 5-Star Crash Result for the 2009 A4
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / A five-star safety label won't save your life after drinking gazillions beers and letting your 10-year old son drive at 150 miles per hour (only sheer luck will come in handy in that case), but...
Electromagnetic Warning System Aims at Reducing Roadkills
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Some drivers are lucky enough to never have dealt with a roadkill in the sense that they were the ones causing it, while some score kills that would make even the best hunters envious. Apparently, C...
Mercedes to Showcase Driver Assistance Systems
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Car-to-car communication systems seem to be that unique technology that could help car manufacturers reduce the number of deadly accidents and prevent violent crashes. While Honda, Nissan and a coup...
Seatbelts to Become Compulsory for School Buses
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / While accounting for an extremely low percentage of fatalities, school bus crashes force US authorities to enforce new regulations that would ultimately reduce the total number of seats and raise co...
2011 Buick Enclave, Five Stars Rating from the NHTSA
20 Nov 2010, 11:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tested earlier this month with the first batch of SUVs tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the new testing system, the Buick Enclave managed to pass the strict...
2011 GMC Acadia Gets Five Star Rating
20 Nov 2010, 11:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) new rating system, launched this fall, is proceeding with testing the vehicles intended for American roads under more strict criter...
NTSB Calls for Universal Helmet Law
19 Nov 2010, 08:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Riding a motorbike without wearing a helmet is bad news, but riders seem not to be fully aware of the danger this practice puts them in. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has therefore...
New NHTSA Test Results Released
12 Nov 2010, 08:58 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / With vehicle safety features improving on a yearly basis, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has updated its testing procedures, making it more difficult for vehicles to achieve five...
Bosch Introduces the Side View Assist
29 Oct 2010, 13:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Yet another safety feature is making its way through Bosch’s portfolio, coming as a blind-spot assistant, helping drivers handle complex traffic situations. Dubbed Side View Assist, the driver...
Geely CK1, ZERO Stars from Latin NCAP
21 Oct 2010, 13:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Earlier this week, we all learned of the establishment of Latin NCAP, an organization which, just as its European, American or Australian counterparts, will be in charge with assessing and rating th...
Latin World Gets Dedicated NCAP
19 Oct 2010, 09:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The automotive market in Latin America and the Caribbeans now has a new safety performance testing organization, as the Latin NCAP (New Car Assessment Program) has debuted. The Latin NCAP was la...
Volvo Works on Electric Car Crash Safety
19 Oct 2010, 09:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish automaker Volvo is currently taking up safety-related challenges involving electric vehicles, as it aims at making its battery-powered vehicle as safe as any other new car. In fuel-powered c...
Chevrolet and OnStar Train LA Area First Responders
19 Oct 2010, 08:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The training courses for first responders to an EV crash scene, initiated by Chevrolet in partnership with OnStar and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), have been held in Los Angeles t...
Speed Cameras Save Lives, Study Shows
6 Oct 2010, 14:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Perhaps one of the most dreaded contraptions on public roads, the speed cameras, have fallen right into the path of angry motorists in recent years. Because they are more and more diverse in nature ...
2011 Hyundai Sonata Gets Five Star NHTSA Rating
6 Oct 2010, 07:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Aside from the BMW 5 Series, the highest government ranking under NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program has also been awarded to the 2011 Hyundai Sonata model. The latest Sonata has been subm...
NHTSA Announces New 5-Star Safety Rating System
6 Oct 2010, 07:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Complying with the safety requirements in the US got a bit harder for car manufacturers after yesterday the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and US Transportation Secretary Ray...
Citroen eTouch Gets Euro NCAP Advanced Award
6 Oct 2010, 07:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / French manufacturer Citroen was also among the automakers awarded with the new Euro NCAP Advanced accolade. The company’s new eTouch Emergency & Assistance System has been awarded by Europ...
2011 BMW 5 Series Earns 5 Star NHTSA Rating
6 Oct 2010, 07:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has introduced its new, more stringent New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) and has conducted the first test that follow the new rules. The new BMW 5 ...
Audi Side Assist Receives Euro NCAP Advanced Award
4 Oct 2010, 13:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German automaker Audi was also among those who have been rewarded with the Euro NCAP Advanced Award by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP). The organization has presented the Audi ...