When Helen Witty’s 16-year-old daughter was killed by a drunk and drugged driver, in her grief she found some comfort in a single word: crash. While most of those around her were referring to her daughter’s death as an accident, Witty says that one word—crash—helped her change her perception and …
Read More »Volvo’s ‘Most Extreme’ Crash Test Involves a 100-Foot Drop from a Crane
To simulate intense crashes with modern cars, Volvo decided a standard laboratory test was not powerful enough. The solution? Gravity. Volvo thus dropped 10 new cars (sad!) from a crane over an impact site that was ready with video cameras and a bunch of Swedish first responders, who then tried …
Read More »Which Vehicles Do the Worst In Crash Testing?
October’s issue includes our annual 20 Questions feature. You can find this and 19 other questions–and answers–there. Nearly every new vehicle rated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) earns high marks in head-on and side crash tests. Even the body-on-frame …
Read More »IIHS reports that new Jeep Wrangler SUV rolled over on its side during driver-side crash
The IIHS reported Thursday that the new Jeep Wrangler, which was last comprehensively updated for the 2018 model year, tipped over onto its passenger side during its driver-side small overlap crash test. The insurance industry-funded safety watchdog said the Wrangler was tested three times, twice by the agency and once …
Read More »Man Arrested for Brake-Checking Waymo Self-Driving Van, Causing Crash
Raymond Tang was a former Waymo van operator who worked for a contractor of the self-driving-vehicle company. He was arrested on charges of intentionally causing one to crash on January 30. Since his termination, according to Waymo, he is accused of multiple acts of reckless driving around the vans. The …
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