Feed Your Morbid Infatuation With New And Vintage Crash Test

Feed Your Morbid Infatuation With New And Vintage Crash Test

If you’re anything like me, you have a totally healthy and not-at-all weird obsession with crash test videos. I’ve been scouring the internet for crash test videos since I was in middle school, so I was surprised when I recently came across a YouTube channel that lured me in with some crash footage I had … Read more

Giant Trucks And SUVs Are Killing People And Now The Feds Might Actually Do Something About It

Giant Trucks And SUVs Are Killing People And Now The Feds Might Actually Do Something About It

Photo: Ram Cars are safer than they have ever been — at least for the people inside of them. As long as you’re wearing your seatbelt, you should be just fine in a crash. Unfortunately for the people outside the cars, though, that’s not the case. By design, big, heavy trucks and SUVs with tall, … Read more

Large SUVs Might Not Be As Safe As You Think

Large SUVs Might Not Be As Safe As You Think

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) just released new crash test results for three full-size, three-row SUVs — the Ford Expedition, Chevrolet Tahoe, and Jeep Wagoneer — and these family haulers had varied crash test performances. Full-size SUVs are popular choices due to their size and the perceived safety that comes with that size, … Read more

Congress Ordered Regulators To Update Car Seat Strength Requirements, And NHTSA Just Didn’t Do It

Congress Ordered Regulators To Update Car Seat Strength Requirements, And NHTSA Just Didn’t Do It

When the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill passed in late 2021, it got a lot of attention for funding electric vehicle charging, high-speed rail, bridge maintenance and a lot of other basic infrastructure needs. What didn’t get much attention was a provision requiring the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to update seat strength requirements in cars. NHTSA … Read more