Autoweek magazine will focus on teen driving in the September 7 issue. The issue covers some of the scary accident and fatality statistics that apply to younger drivers. Autoweek’s editors selected the Dodge Caliber as one of their safe rides for teenage drivers. The list also included the Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Volkswagen Rabbit, [...]
Phillips Automotive Lighting North America has introduced a new line of replacement halogen headlamp bulbs that can actually reduce fuel consumption. The new EcoVision lamps use up to 20 percent less power, reducing the load on the car’s electrical system thereby reducing the amount of fuel the engine uses to keep the system charged.
EcoVision achieves [...]
The 2009 Dodge Challenger earned five-star ratings for driver- and front-passenger protection in a frontal crash, as well as five-star driver and rear-passenger ratings for side-impact protection. Five stars are the highest ratings in the U.S. government’s program.
Safety features in the Challenger include the usual multistage airbags, side-curtain airbags, pre-tensioning seat belts, and stability control [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety last week has revised its crash test rating for the 2008 Jeep Patriot, upgrading the frontal crash test to its highest rating. The Patriot is rated good for side impact protection and acceptable for rear crash protection. The reason for the correction was because the crash test dummy [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is setting new rules for school buses which will take effect by Fall 2011. These rules, over six years in the making, follow numerous accidents which resulted in avoidable injuries.
The first rule requires three-point seat belts on small school buses (under five tons in weight). The European Union, [...]
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