Archive for the 'Safety' Category
Details such as pedestrian detection and a full auto brake, as well as radars and cameras to detect potential collisions are just a few of the steps Volvo is taking in making their cars safer. The company is not only trying to prevent collisions between cars, but also with unprotected road users. And all […]
Ken Block is insane. Check these clips out:
Car jump:
Before the snow comes, now’s the best time to check your car and get it all ready for the tough winter conditions.
From betteries to fluids, here’s a list of things to check before Jack Frost arrives.
Engine oil level ignored: next to a wreck, running out of oil is the worst thing you can do to your car.
Filled tank with wrong gas: Avoid starting a petrol engine filled with diesel or vice versa, and have a mechanic drain the fuel tank.
Ignored a fuel line leak: Fixing a leaky fuel […]
Security cameras capture a bicyclist being run over by a minivan that doesn’t stop. KMOV reports.
Tags: Accidents, Safety|
Posted By: froosh | Sep 8th
Any good news of late from Detroit? Not today:
General Motors Corp. is recalling 857,735 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield wiper fluid system for a potential short-circuit problem, according to federal safety regulators.
A short-circuit in the system may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor or cause smoke, increasing the risk of a […]
Above 0.08, you get arrested. At 0.3 you suffer from alcohol poisoning. At 0.4, you are either in a coma, or you die. The man was driving in a parking lot with a beer in between his legs. Nice. Not so nice: someone called the cops. It’s his fifth […]
Accidents involving teen drivers cost more than $34 billion in ’06.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among 16- to 19-year-olds than among any other age group.
Ask any parent who has just added a kid to the family’s insurance policy and they’ll tell you how expensive […]
(PRWEB) May 20, 2008 — Thousands of UK motorists relying on urban myths and not reading the small print on their car insurance policies are running a major risk of not being covered to the extent they think they are, according to new research.
The research, undertaken on behalf of swiftcover.com, found British drivers to […]
Parents who are car shoppping for their new driver should put safety as their top priority.
The Honda Element is an IIHS Top Safety Pick
You’ve joked about it, fretted over it, and now the moment is at hand: Junior is learning to drive, eager to roll full-speed toward the open road.
If you’re like most parents, you’re […]