Car Accidents

The Smart car is the smallest gasoline-powered, street-legal vehicle for sale in the United States. Receiving excellent crash test ratings and getting excellent fuel economy, the Smart Fortwo is a...

When it comes to safety, compact cars are often at a disadvantage. Besides being smaller and having less mass to absorb impact, compact care are often entry-level models with relatively few safety...

Airbags were invented to keep people safer during vehicle accidents, with the first airbags placed on the driver's side only. Front passenger airbags soon followed, and the U.S. National Highway...

There's an uncivil war raging in France, between those drivers who think that a front seat's back is the logical place to put the mandatory safety vest and those who stuff it in the boîte...

Of the 6.2 million car crashes in the U.S. in 2004, nearly one-third of fatal accidents were due in part by excessive speed, according to Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, an alliance of...

Tempered glass is a special kind of glass that is made to resist shattering into jagged shards. The glass has many safety features that make it suitable for all kinds of applications. It is...

Auto accidents are a major cause of death and injury in the United States and around the globe. Car accidents occur more frequently in high-traffic areas, such as the beltways around major...

Front and side air bags are substantial safety features when combined with proper seat belt use. Used correctly, both reduce the risk of serious head injury by 81 percent. Air bags reduce the...