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Last year, there were 966 safety recalls involving automobiles or their parts in the U.S. Those recalls affected over 53 million vehicles and equipment items. Yet "recall fatigue" and other issues sometimes prevent car owners from getting the necessary repairs or...
When you tuck your child into a car safety seat, you expect it to provide significant protection in a crash. Unfortunately, in the past, the tests for how crashes would affect small children were of limited value because the crash test dummy was too large. The...
We have generally believed that older drivers are somewhat lacking in safe driving skills. The perception is that they drive so slow and carefully that they actually put others at risk. Or, physical or cognitive problems keep them from adequately monitoring the road...
Summer may be over, but kids can still die of heatstroke if left in cars alone. The first hot car death of 2020 involved a four-year-old boy who had snuck into the family's car unnoticed. It was only 78° F that day.According to testing by Consumer Reports, a car...
As the pandemic persuades people to avoid using public transit, many are opting for micro-mobility options like shared pedal-assisted e-bikes and e-scooters. These personal transportation devices can help you achieve social distance, but there are challenges. The...
It's a serious problem. A safety recall is issued for your car, but you don't know about it. The automaker is required to send out a recall notice by first-class mail, but that only works if you're on their list as an owner.Then, there is the problem of changing...
Due to Hurricane Laura and several other major storm events, flooding has damaged many cars. Unfortunately, some of those cars will come back into the stream of commerce. Sometimes, unscrupulous people repair flooded cars that should be totaled out. They then resell...
As we head into fall, the chance of floods begins to increase. Nearly 100 people die every year in incidents related to flooding, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and more than half of those incidents involve driving into hazardous...
As a percentage of all traffic fatalities, those caused by drunk drivers are decreasing. That’s great news, but drunk-driving accidents still account for 29% of all traffic fatalities. Drunk driving is still a huge problem. In 2018, an alcohol-related fatality...
Over the years, we've heard a lot of tropes about both teen drivers and the elderly. There are very real challenges to safe driving in either age group.Teens are inexperienced drivers. They also tend to take more risks than older people. That can mean trouble on the...