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If Your Cornering Looks Like This, You Are Doing It Wrong: Here's How You Fix It
If Your Cornering Looks Like This, You Are Doing It Wrong: Here's How You Fix It

4 Feb 2023, 17:40 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Even professional drivers suffer from understeer from time to time. This is how you spot it, how to behave when it happens, and how to prevent understeer

 
Here's What You Should Know About the Apex and What Makes a Racing Line
Here's What You Should Know About the Apex and What Makes a Racing Line

21 Jan 2023, 16:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Once you start to get interested in motorsport or even in driving better, you start reading about the apex and the ideal racing line. This is what they are

 
Use These Tips To Figure Out if You Are Driving Tired, Know What to Do When You Are
Use These Tips To Figure Out if You Are Driving Tired, Know What to Do When You Are

14 Jan 2023, 18:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Drowsy driving is as dangerous as drunk driving, and we know that you would not get behind the wheel after drinking, so here's how to not drive tired

 
Formula 1 Kerbs Have a Key Role in a Race, This Is How They Evolved in Time
Formula 1 Kerbs Have a Key Role in a Race, This Is How They Evolved in Time

26 Dec 2022, 16:16 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Formula 1 tracks keep getting improved, and it is not just the asphalt that gets changed. This is what you need to know about F1 kerbs

 
Tesla FSD Gets Filmed Driving Around Stopped School Buses, Speeding in School Zone
Tesla FSD Gets Filmed Driving Around Stopped School Buses, Speeding in School Zone

23 Nov 2022, 11:21 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / An independent test made with the latest Tesla FSD software available at the time has shown that it does not operate correctly in two distinct situations

 
This Is What Crashing Into a Wall at 93 MPH Looks Like, Nobody Got Hurt This Time
This Is What Crashing Into a Wall at 93 MPH Looks Like, Nobody Got Hurt This Time

20 Nov 2022, 21:16 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / They say that speed does not kill, but stopping too fast will. This video made by a French team shows exactly what a 90 mph head-on crash is like

 
Study Finds Thanksgiving Is the Worst Holiday to Be on the Road
Study Finds Thanksgiving Is the Worst Holiday to Be on the Road

13 Nov 2022, 21:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Statistics have shown that, in the last five years in the U.S., being on the road on Thanksgiving is significantly more dangerous than any other holiday

 
Snow or Rain Do Not Cause Accidents, People Do, As 100-Car Pileup Demonstrates
Snow or Rain Do Not Cause Accidents, People Do, As 100-Car Pileup Demonstrates

6 Nov 2022, 13:30 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / While the official cause of a recent 100-vehicle pileup in Denver is the first snow of the year, it is just the tip of the iceberg. This is why that is

 
Statistics Show E-Scooter Casualties on the Rise, Here's Five Tips to Stay Safe
Statistics Show E-Scooter Casualties on the Rise, Here's Five Tips to Stay Safe

2 Oct 2022, 20:44 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / E-Scooter accidents in 2021 are more frequent than ever, and ten people died in the UK last year in incidents involving these vehicles. Here's how to stay safe

 
Driving Through or Near a Forest These Next Two Months? Watch Out for Deer
Driving Through or Near a Forest These Next Two Months? Watch Out for Deer

24 Sep 2022, 20:13 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / While it may be just the second half of September to us, things are a lot different for deer this time of the year. Mind your speed on roads with deer signs

 
Billionaire's Death Sparks Road Safety Conversation, Individual Effort Required
Billionaire's Death Sparks Road Safety Conversation, Individual Effort Required

11 Sep 2022, 20:58 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The death of a former Tata Motors chairman has led to a nation-wide discussion on road safety in India. It may not be enough to change statistics overnight

 
Tips to Stay Safe on Labor Day Weekend, The Second-Deadliest for Road Users
Tips to Stay Safe on Labor Day Weekend, The Second-Deadliest for Road Users

2 Sep 2022, 22:02 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Labor Day weekend is the second-deadliest in the U.S. in terms of road safety. These tips should help you stay clear of being a part of the problem

 
Road Safety Charity Warns Not Everybody Is Ready for Self-Driving Cars, Has a Point
Road Safety Charity Warns Not Everybody Is Ready for Self-Driving Cars, Has a Point

28 Aug 2022, 20:42 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Self-driving cars may bring a reduction in fatal accidents, but cars with self-driving functions may bring out the worst in us. That is what a study says

 
Kind Reminder: Other People May Break the Law, So It's Your Job to Stay Safe
Kind Reminder: Other People May Break the Law, So It's Your Job to Stay Safe

25 Jun 2022, 15:27 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / With everyone geared up to go on holiday, you might think everyone else is driving to some place to relax. Many are not, and you need to pay attention

 
There Is a Link Between Pigeons and Motorcycle Accidents, It's Not What You Think
There Is a Link Between Pigeons and Motorcycle Accidents, It's Not What You Think

9 May 2022, 15:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Pigeons are nothing like humans, right? Well, we do have a couple of things in common on top of our shared love for gluten, among other things

 
Take Your Time for the Two-Second Rule: This Is What It Means and How It's Done
Take Your Time for the Two-Second Rule: This Is What It Means and How It's Done

16 Apr 2022, 20:26 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The time has come to explain the two-second rule. From the why, to the when, and to the how. This is what the 2 second rule is all about

 
Become a Safer Pedestrian Today, Avoid Becoming a Number in a Statistic
Become a Safer Pedestrian Today, Avoid Becoming a Number in a Statistic

5 Feb 2022, 17:39 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Everyone is a pedestrian once they leave their house or their car. When not inside or in a vehicle, you risk getting hit by one. Here is how to reduce that risk

 
Research Discovers Why Some Drivers Do Not See Motorcyclists on the Road
Research Discovers Why Some Drivers Do Not See Motorcyclists on the Road

26 Jan 2022, 12:08 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / New research made in the UK has found an explanation as to why some drivers never spot motorcyclists on the road in time. It is not related to speed

 
Driving on the Nürburgring? Do Not Behave Like These Drivers
Driving on the Nürburgring? Do Not Behave Like These Drivers

20 Dec 2021, 22:20 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / If you ever get the opportunity to drive on the famed Nürburgring, refrain from behaving like the drivers in this video. Common sense goes a long way

 
The One Thing You Cannot Skimp on When Buying Your Next Vehicle
The One Thing You Cannot Skimp on When Buying Your Next Vehicle

12 Dec 2021, 02:20 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Most people do not think of something when they are looking for their next vehicle. Sadly, that thing might be the biggest difference in their lives