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Viral Prank on Sleeping Beauty Warns of the Dangers of Not Wearing a Seatbelt
Viral Prank on Sleeping Beauty Warns of the Dangers of Not Wearing a Seatbelt

10 Jul 2018, 12:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Spanish police are using the Taiwanese viral video to warn drivers and passengers to think of safety first: wear a seatbelt or risk death

 
Shocking Florida Turnpike Crash Caught on Video: Always Wear a Seatbelt
Shocking Florida Turnpike Crash Caught on Video: Always Wear a Seatbelt

12 Jun 2018, 13:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Car speeds into a toll booth, one passenger is ejected from the vehicle and thrown a considerable distance, miraculously survives

 
Here’s a Big Fat Happy Birthday to the Volvo Amazon!
Here’s a Big Fat Happy Birthday to the Volvo Amazon!

4 Sep 2016, 15:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just about six decades ago, the Volvo Amazon was born into this world, changing the landscape of automotive safety like no other car before or since

 
Wear Your Seatbelt. Or Don't, It's All the Same for the Other 7 Billion People
Wear Your Seatbelt. Or Don't, It's All the Same for the Other 7 Billion People

13 Jun 2016, 11:02 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's funny how some people point to that one case where not wearing the seatbelt saved somebody, but ignore a million others when it was exactly the opposite

 
This Man Flying High Out the Window Is the Best Advertisement for Fastening Your Seatbelt
This Man Flying High Out the Window Is the Best Advertisement for Fastening Your Seatbelt

20 Jan 2016, 20:55 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If you're the type that doesn't fasten the seatbelt the moment you step into a car, stop making excuses and buckle up. Watch this for motivation

 
Supreme Court Opens Mazda to Seatbelt Lawsuits
Supreme Court Opens Mazda to Seatbelt Lawsuits

24 Feb 2011, 15:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The US Supreme Court has announced that a Mazda Motor Corp. unit must defend against claims made by the family of a woman killed while riding in the back of a minivan made by the Japanese manufactur...

 
TRW Unveils New Active Control Retractor Seatbelt System
TRW Unveils New Active Control Retractor Seatbelt System

16 Feb 2011, 15:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Safety has always been TRW Automotive’s number one commitment, and now the company has further enlarged its product portfolio with the addition of a new system that aims to reinforce driver wa...

 
Your Regular Pre-Drive Manual
Your Regular Pre-Drive Manual

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In order to have a comfortable ride on your way to work or some other place you have to get by car, the first most important thing you'll have to do is to go through a healthy ritual before sta...

 
New Seatbelt For Non-Professional Drivers
New Seatbelt For Non-Professional Drivers

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Tudorache / If you like the new porsche 911 gt3, and you think your 4-door saloon deserves more, you can improve it with a CG-lock. What is it? It isn't a brand new engine, it's not the name of that o...

 
Seatbelts to Become Compulsory for School Buses
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...

 
GM Recalls Over 300,000 Impalas for Seatbelt Issues
GM Recalls Over 300,000 Impalas for Seatbelt Issues

16 Oct 2010, 14:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American automaker giant General Motors recently announced a recall involving 303,100 Chevrolet Impalas due to problems with the front seatbelts in 2009 and 2010 model-year vehicles. The notice ...

 
Ice-T Not Wearing Seatbelt, Gets Arrested
Ice-T Not Wearing Seatbelt, Gets Arrested

21 Jul 2010, 10:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American rapper and actor Ice-T was recently taken into custody after being pulled over for not wearing his seatbelt on July 19, TMZ reports. In fact, this was not exactly the reason for which he go...

 
Porsche Recalls All 11,324 Panameras Produced So Far
Porsche Recalls All 11,324 Panameras Produced So Far

27 Apr 2010, 14:08 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Porsche announced on Tuesday that it would recall all 11,324 Panameras sold worldwide so far because of a safety issue related to the seatbelts. Porsche said all 11,324 Panameras would be brought to...

 
AAA Announces State Legislative Priorities for 2010
AAA Announces State Legislative Priorities for 2010

21 Jan 2010, 08:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The American Automobile Association (AAA) yesterday revealed that it is planning to build on the campaign of traffic safety law improvements that started last year and its is currently working with ...

 
Sweden: Autoliv Closes Four Plants- Over 800 Job Cuts
Sweden: Autoliv Closes Four Plants- Over 800 Job Cuts

22 Dec 2009, 16:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The world’s biggest airbag and seat belt manufacturer, Swedish company Autoliv, has decided to shut down four of its foreign factories in France, Germany, Mexico and Tunisia. As a result, 820 ...

 
Great Wall Recall in Australia Due to Seatbelt Failure
Great Wall Recall in Australia Due to Seatbelt Failure

16 Dec 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Some Great Wall ute cars sold in Australia will be recalled due to a seatbelt failure. The defect was spotted during the Australian NCAP tests, where the car barely managed to score two stars. Judgi...

 
Ford Debuts Rear Inflatable Seat Belts
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...

 
50 Years of Three-Point Safety Belt
50 Years of Three-Point Safety Belt

5 Aug 2009, 20:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Some people think that safety belts are a gift from God, as they play a major role in the safety of both the driver and the passengers of any vehicle. Nevertheless, others are just ignoring the camp...