Cars That “Talk” to Each Other Could Save Thousands of Lives

Imagine that you’ve hit gridlock traffic on the highway and have slowed to a crawl, but the driver behind you is distracted and doesn’t notice your brake lights. It’s a recipe for a serious accident—unless the distracted driver’s car is somehow able to communicate with your own car and notify its driver in time to avoid a rear-end collision.

 

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Is It Still Safe for Your Aging Parent to Get behind the Wheel?

It could just be a short trip to the store now and then, or perhaps a drive to the doctor’s and church, on Sundays. Elderly drivers may still be getting behind the wheel to drive themselves to all these places, without acknowledging the risks they expose themselves and the other traffic participants to. “It’s only three miles,” “I’ll be careful,” and other such arguments may be

4 Most Common Types of Limousine Accidents

Traveling in a limousine is a luxurious experience, and passengers often feel that because they’re in such a large vehicle with a professional driver behind the wheel, there’s no way they could get into an accident. However, limousines are big vehicles that have a wide turn radius and a large blind spot. They can’t maneuver out of harm’s way as quickly as smaller vehicles, and oftentimes

Recent GM Recalls Show How Not to Deal with a Defective Product

You’ve probably already heard about the recent trouble GM has gotten into—even if you’re not a news junkie, it would be hard to avoid all the headlines and reports about the car manufacturer’s defective ignition switches and the bungled recall associated with the issue. As horrifying and baffling as GM’s handling of the situation has been, it does provide a perfect example of how companies should

Older Drivers: More Exposed to Injury and Death on the Road

According to the most recent statistics by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), crash rates differ by age group, and older drivers are the most vulnerable to be injured or killed in low-severity crashes. Here we take a look at the numbers and at how to recognize changes in your older loved one’s driving, in order to prevent a tragedy.

 

“Ghost Cars:” When Visibility Issues Cause Accidents

 

Footage from a Russian dash cam has been making its way around the web recently, its popularity driven by the eerie appearance of what many have dubbed the “ghost car.” The video was recorded on an overcast day, and although it’s hard to tell if it’s raining, the ground appears to be wet. In the short clip, we see a car making a left hand