Choosing a Safer Car for Your Teenager
Safety Lab’s Choices Show That Bigger Is Better Giving into your teenager’s plea for a car may be the happiest moment of his or her life, but that same moment may fill you with dread as fears about your child getting into a serious auto accident surface. But you can...
IIHS Tests Pedestrian-Avoidance Systems
Safety Lab Creates New Standards for the Safety Tech An automotive safety laboratory, whose growing list of safety standards has been shaping development of new cars and trucks, will begin issuing ratings on how well vehicles can see and avoid pedestrians -- both...
Whiplash, the Proverbial Pain in the Neck
An Injury Extremely Common Among Car Accident Victims An estimated three out of 1,000 people sustain whiplash injuries, which are most often associated with low-speed car accidents. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t take a large degree of impact to result in a...
Preparation Is Key to Navigating Weather Road Hazards in Colorado
Do you know what weather conditions can create the most danger for Colorado drivers? American motorists have plowed through inundations of rain and treacherous ice and snow storms in the past few weeks. Here in Colorado, the weather can vary widely within short...
Car Safety Technology Must Be Understood to Be Effective
Research Finds Technology Isn’t Necessarily Making Driving Safer It used to be that the more you paid for a car, the more features it had. Today, however, you can find standard features, especially safety features, in all makes and models. These high-tech components...
Tailgating Around a Sports Event Is Fun; The Other Type, Not So Much
Colorado Drivers Guilty of Aggressive Driving Behavior Each year for several months, you hear a lot about tailgating in communities with college or professional football teams, where fans gather around vehicles parked near the stadium to enjoy pre-game camaraderie....