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The Volvo Cars Safety Centre, which is responsible for the automaker’s safety ambitions, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.… The all-new 2019 Subaru Ascent is kicking things off the right way… It’s getting increasingly difficult to earn the IIHS’s Top Safety Pick+ award,… A few years ago, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety started doing……

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An updated IIHS crash test of seven midsize sedans made all but… The 2021 Nissan Rogue is a popular SUV in the Nissan lineup,… With countless factors to consider, making a car safe isn’t easy. Automakers… After examining the latest available new driver death rates, the Insurance Institute… When you’re driving, it can be easy…

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Seven of Chevrolet’s 2023 models can take their place among the safest… Each year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration puts dozens of vehicles… The Volvo Cars Safety Centre, which is responsible for the automaker’s safety ambitions, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.… In order to provide training to rescue workers, Volvo dropped multiple brand-new…

[VIDEOS] These Crash Tests of India's Cars Are Catastrophic Failures

Ever wonder what a score of zero on a crash safety test would look like? That is exactly what the Global New Car Assessment Program (a London-based organization looking to help the adoption of crash test programs in emerging car markets) found when it went to India and investigated seven different Indian-market-specific vehicles, handing five…

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2022 Hyundai Tucson Aces Cars.com Child Seat Test

Photo: Hyundai Parents with young children will appreciate the 2022 Hyundai Tucson’s latest achievement: straight A’s on the annual Cars.com Car Seat Fit Report Card. Perfect for Parents: These Hyundai technologies provide safety and peace of mind Two Cars.com editors who are also certified child safety seat installation technicians compiled this year’s report card. They…

Wicked Cool BTR-Edition Hyundai Veloster to Crash the SEMA Party

Hyundai has been busy building its roster for the 2015 SEMA Show, the famed convention bringing automobile tuners from across the globe to Las Vegas. Already it’s announced a special Tucson from Bisimoto Engineering and a Genesis Coupe from ARK Performance. Blood Type Racing, Inc wanted in on that action and has something sinister up…

Report: Pedestrian Death in Car Crashes Rise to Record Levels

As more and more cars have been sold, typically the “record levels of collisions” talk has revolved around vehicle-to-vehicle crashes or vehicle-to-object crashes. However, according to the Associated Press, we should probably be adding vehicle-to-pedestrian collisions to the grisly record books. According to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), pedestrian deaths in car crashes have…

Is Sneezing While Driving Dangerous? Studies Blame Nose for Millions of Car Crashes

Haven’t you always worried this would cause an accident? Photo: Allan Foster It’s probably your biggest fear when you’re driving. Not wild deer running into the road, not rogue semis straying from their lane. The monster is inside…and it bids you “Achoo!” Whenever you feel a sneeze coming on as you’re driving down the highway,…

2021 F1 Pre-Season Testing Recap

Photo: Andrew & Alan Frost via CC Pre-season testing for the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship came to a close on Sunday, the third and final day of a shortened testing format. 21 drivers completed a total of 3,713 laps around the Bahrain International Circuit for 10 teams, clocking in almost 12,500 miles combined….

[VIDEO] IIHS Reveals Crash Footage & Safety Rating for 2017 Hyundai Elantra

2017 Hyundai Elantra crash test video results Photo: IIHS via YouTube For the 2017 model year, the popular Hyundai Elantra underwent a drastic redesign, recently earning a International Design Excellence award. But a new exterior look for this compact sedan isn’t the only update it received; improvements have been made inside, too. The Insurance Institute…

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Jenner's Tragic Accident is Latest in Line of Incidents Involving Celebrities and Escalades

Curse of the Escalade? Bruce Jenner just latest celeb to find trouble in luxe SUV https://t.co/mOJZlzlUMC (AP photo) pic.twitter.com/bEejJ1bb9W — USA TODAY (@USATODAY) February 9, 2015 This past Saturday, former Olympian Bruce Jenner was involved in a tragic multicar accident in Malibu that resulted in the death of a 69-year-old woman. In a somewhat unusual…

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Study: Driver’s Education Lowers Teen Tickets and Crashes

In the early 1980s, many studies conducted suggested that driver’s education classes made no difference in teen traffic accidents and tickets. As state school budgets shrank, stats from those studies were used as justification to cut driver’s ed classes from the curriculum in high schools around the country. Some insurance companies have even stopped giving…

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Latest GM Recall: 490K Trucks and SUVs, 172K Cruzes

The 2014 Chevy Silverado is one of the latest models to be recalled by GM in March. To General Motors, vehicle recalls for safety-related issues may well be the equivalent of Pringles: “Once you pop, you can’t stop.” Except in this case, their reward is not the salty goodness of potato chips, but rather the…

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F1 2019 Pre-Season Testing – Week 2 Recap

Photo: FORMULA 1 | YouTube The second and final week of pre-season testing for the 2019 Formula One World Championship is over, which means we now have just speculation, rumors, and driver quotes to fuel our two-week wait for the season to start officially in Melbourne, Australia. Lewis Hamilton ended the second week having completed…

AAA Study Finds That Drowsy Driving Is a Factor in Approximately 10% of Car Crashes

Drowsy driving might be more dangerous than originally thought Photo:AAA By now, the risks of drunk driving are rather well known and recognized, although the importance of preventing drunk driving cannot be overstated. Still, there are several other, often unmentioned, conditions and states of mind that can make operating a vehicle extremely dangerous. Take, for…

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3 Unexpected Car Crashes In Cinema

Photo: mohamed hassan via CC This should go without saying, but there’s nothing even remotely amusing about car crashes. According to Driver Knowledge, 6 million people experience crashes every year, and more than 90 people die every day in car-related incidents. For all of the tragedy these figures represent, they can spur on creativity. Some…

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Ford Dubs 2020 Explorer Greatest Exploration Vehicle of All Time

Photo: Ford Motor Company Ford has launched a new ad campaign promoting the 2020 Ford Explorer as the greatest exploration vehicle of all time. To help drive this point home, the commercials juxtapose exploration of the vast reaches of space, the deepest depths of the ocean, and the most treacherous climates on the planet with…

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[VIDEO] Jet-Powered MINI Runs Out of Road, Crashes

There’s no denying that the MINI Cooper is one cool car. From its retro looks to its customizability, anyone driving a MINI Cooper automatically gains points for being awesome. But there are always those people who take it too far. This was the case with some clever soul who decided that it would be a…

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Leading Cause of Teenage Death: Motor Vehicle Crashes

The leading cause of teenage death is motor vehicle crashes. A recent study by Safe Kids Worldwide, made possible by a $2 million grant from the GM Foundation, found that the leading cause of teenage death is motor vehicle crashes. According to the report, there are about 2,500 teen fatalities from motor vehicle crashes each…

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Chevy Spark Crashes Upright in Snow

Well there’s something you don’t see everyday. That’s a Chevy Spark standing at attention in snowy Exeter, New Hampshire. And according to local news sources, no one is entirely sure how it got like that. Related info: One Million Chevy Spark Sales Set New Record “A car crashed straight up into the snow on Route…

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Man Crashes Car, Runs Naked Through Toys-R-Us

We’re always hearing about weird people doing weird things, but today’s story is one of the strangest (and most entertaining) we’ve heard in a while. This story comes to us from Dundee City in the UK, where a man recently crashed his car into a retail center before going on a naked rampage through a…

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Couple Hits the Snooze Button When a Car Crashes Into Their Living Room

A couple in Hayward, California missed one strange wake up call on Tuesday morning. Around 2 a.m., a driver on Fairview Avenue had a bit of trouble maintaining control of their vehicle. According to investigators, the driver hit a guardrail, flying about 30 feet through the air and into the side of the couple’s home. The car landed with its rear wheels sitting…

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IIHS Study Finds Vehicular Fatalities On the Rise; Subcompact Cars Have the Highest Rates of Fatal Crashes

The Hyundai Accent was determined to be the vehicle most likely to be involved in a fatal crash Memorial Day is often regarded as one of the most dangerous holidays to travel during. As such, the latest survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) couldn’t have been published at a more appropriate time. Unfortunately, the…

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2015 Kia Sedona Earns 5-Star NHTSA Safety Rating

The 2015 Kia Sedona Kia Motors America announced today that the new 2015 Kia Sedona minivan has been awarded a 5-star overall safety rating by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Sedona scored a perfect 5-star rating on the front-impact, side-impact, and pole crash tests. “NHTSA’s recent 5-star rating of the 2015 Sedona…

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Subaru’s sales numbers may have been impacted by COVID-19, but its February figures are promising… Every year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducts crash tests… The 2017 Kia Optima has just received the IIHS’s annual Top Safety… For the 2017 model year, the popular Hyundai Elantra underwent a drastic… The 2016 Toyota Highlander…

2019 Veloster Joins Hyundai's Lineup of IIHS Top Safety Picks

Photo: Hyundai The 2019 Veloster hatchback recently became the 11th Hyundai vehicle to win recognition for its crash prevention and mitigation features from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. After a rigorous series of crash tests, the Veloster received a Top Safety Pick award from the IIHS. The organization highlighted the Veloster’s standard and available…

2016 Ford Edge Overview

The 2016 Ford Edge is a mid-size crossover that offers three engine choices and earned impressive crash test safety ratings from the federal government. Coming with the choice of front-wheel and all-wheel drive, the 2016 Edge carries a starting MSRP of $28,700. Key competitors in the mid-size crossover segment include the Nissan Murano, Jeep Grand…

2017 Chevrolet Sonic Overview

Ch-ch-ch-ch-chaaanges are in store for the 2017 Chevrolet Sonic. This year, the popular and cost-effective small car has undergone a lot of changes compared to last year’s model. With a new, more modern style, a generous number of standard features, and excellent crash test ratings, this car is better than ever—and definitely ready to lead…

2020 Chrysler Voyager Receives a Five-Star Safety Rating

The New 2020 Chrysler Voyager Photo: FCA The all-new 2020 Chrysler Voyager has received a five-star overall safety rating. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave the minivan the highest possible rating for its safety features and great performance in crash tests. A Stand-Out Sedan: Comparing the Chrysler 300 to the Ford Fusion When evaluating…

IIHS Names the 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander a Top Safety Pick+

The 2022 Outlander Photo: Mitsubishi Motors The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently put the all-new 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander through crash testing and awarded it with the Top Safety Pick+ designation. This is the highest safety rating possible. Check Out How the Outlander Has Improved: An overview of the 2022 model Photo: Mitsubishi Motors In…

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An updated IIHS crash test of seven midsize sedans made all but… All nine of the awarded Honda and Acura models earned the highest possible score… The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, or IIHS, is the gold standard… Subaru’s sales numbers may have been impacted by COVID-19, but its February figures are promising… Audi’s 2021…