September 12-18 is National Child Passenger Safety Week, and it serves as a reminder of the benefits child safety seats have in protecting young children in the car. Motor vehicle crashes are the lead...

The Obama administration on Friday imposed a new 35-percent tax on tires made in China. That includes many of the S- and T-rated tires in our recent upcoming tire test of all-season passenger car tire...

One of our staff members recently had an experience that pointed out the downside of silent-running hybrids. He almost got hit by a hybrid car backing up in a parking garage that he couldn’t se...

Ahead of the safety summit next week with Secretary Ray LaHood, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) has rallied behind a ban on hand-held texting and cell phone use while driving. A recent...

Today starts a two-day summit in Washington, D.C., to address the dangers of driving while texting and other distractions behind the wheel. The event coordinated by the Department of Transportation wi...

Jeep Grand Cherokees built between 1993 and 2004 are three to four times as likely to catch fire in a rear-impact collision than other midsized SUVs, according to a petition (download pdf) filed by th...

Brooke Shields and Jim Belushi were involved in a minor plane crash last Friday, highlighting a key safety message for pilots and car drivers: be sure to set the parking brake, or place tire chocks. T...

A 19-year-old driver was charged this week under Maine’s new distracted-driving law after crashing her car into a telephone while allegedly texting on her cell phone. Along with New Hampshire...

Recent reports of stuck accelerator pedals causing crashes and Toyota’s enormous recall has caused many to question whether or not a vehicle’s brakes are powerful enough to overpower the...

Every day, more than 23 million children across the country get into those big yellow buses and head to school. October 19th to 23rd marks National School Bus Safety Week and many parents worry about ...