Most Midsize SUVs Fall Short in New Crash Test By Sean Tucker 03/15/2023 8:08am Few people buy a midsize SUV with plans to leave the rear seats empty most of the time. Midsize SUVs are America’s family haulers of choice. That means, for many drivers, the safety of rear-seat passengers is paramount. With that in […]
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IIHS Gives Fewer Safety Awards After Toughening Crash Tests By Sean Tucker 02/24/2023 10:56am Last year, 101 vehicles took home awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), 65 of which earned the institute’s highest honor — Top Safety Pick+. This year, just 48 won recognition, and only 28 took home the top prize.
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Crash Tests Show Automating Braking Systems Fail at Night By Sean Tucker 08/31/2022 8:13am More pedestrians have been killed by cars every year since 2009, and 75% of those fatal accidents have occurred at night. Our cars keep, supposedly, getting safer. Automakers pepper us with advertisements for new safety technologies daily, and seemingly every other
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GM Ultra Cruise to Allow Hands-Free Driving Almost Everywhere By Sean Tucker 10/07/2021 8:35am In 2023, General Motors will unveil a new driver-assist system that will allow hands-free driving “in 95 percent of all scenarios.” Called Ultra Cruise, the system will appear first on Cadillac vehicles. Wait, Don’t They Already Advertise Something Like This? Ultra
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Tesla: Full Self-Driving Will Not Be Self-Driving By Sean Tucker 03/10/2021 11:21am Tesla executives have been promising that the brand’s Full Self-Driving feature will make its cars fully autonomous. Now, the company has admitted to regulators that that is not true. To tell the story properly, we first need to explain some industry jargon. The Society
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Side-Impact Tests Get Harder, and Only One SUV Earns Top Rating By Sean Tucker 10/28/2021 7:39am Cars, trucks, and SUVs keep growing. One of America’s largest car safety testing organizations has changed its crash tests to consider that fact. The first results with the new tests are in, and they are not encouraging. Of 20
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Study: Better Headlights = Fewer Crashes By Sean Tucker 10/14/2021 8:35am Each generation of cars is safer than the last. Automakers relentlessly look for new technologies that will make cars safer. Watchdog agencies relentlessly test and critique auto safety, pushing them to do better. It’s a virtuous cycle, and it saves lives. Sometimes it results
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Your Next Car Will Have Better Headlights, Thanks to Insurance Rule By Sean Tucker 12/16/2020 9:51am Almost half of the fatal car accidents happen in the dark. That seems like a simple reason for every car to carry effective headlights. Yet, car headlight quality can vary widely. Thanks to an insurance industry rule, that’s changing.
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Discovering Japan’s Alphabetical Ascent: The Iroha-zaka Winding Roads By dangerousroads Iroha-zaka is the name of a pair of famous winding roads located in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, in Japan. They serve as the main access to connect the lower elevations around central Nikko to the higher elevations of the mountainous Okunikko region. Each
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What To Do After A Motorcycle Accident In Toronto Mar 10 2023 | ZAYOUNA ADMIN A motorcycle accident can change your life in the blink of an eye. If you get into a motorcycle accident in Toronto, it is important to stay calm and know the next steps to take to improve your odds of being compensated
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