Could Your Car One Day Be Considered Uncrashable?
Mercedes-Benz Hints at Vehicle That Could Completely Avoid Accidents When it comes to vehicles, the future is now. High-tech concepts developers once dreamed of are now becoming a reality, like self-driving vehicles. Developers and safety officials alike believe this...
What Drives Speeding?
Why People Engage in This Aggressive and Dangerous Driving Behavior Speeding is consistently a top contributing factor for auto accidents and puts everyone on the road in danger. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), speeding killed...
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...