No Whiplash Help From Most Cars
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(CBS/AP) More than half of car seats as currently constructed do not do a good job of preventing whiplash injuries, tests by the insurance industry show.
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ARDMORE, Okla. - An unlikely culprit was to blame for a stuck throttle and a near traffic accident. Carol Windham was forced to run a red light Wednesday when her gas pedal stuck down after she hit the brakes.
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A disability or injury doesnât have to bring a traveler to a halt.
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Volvo and Saab cars offer the bestwhiplash protection in rear-end crashes, an automobile safety watchdog has said. The Swedish automakers&#39; seat backs and headrests minimise differences in the forces on the
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Difference in bumper height between cars and SUVs is causing increased repair costs, says study. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The difference in the height of bumpers between cars and sport/utility vehicles is responsible
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Automakers are failing to equip most  car models sold in the United States with seats and head  restraints that provide good protection against neck injuries  in rear-end crashes, according to a new insurance industry  study.
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It&#39;s a frustrated commuter&#39;s fantasy: Literally lifting your car out of a clogged highway and soaring through the skies. Researchers say an affordable, easy-to-use vehicle that could allow
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WASHINGTON A study finds vehicles equipped with stability control systems are less likely to be involved in fatal crashes. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says the systems, which automatically apply
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Miracles don&#39;t happen in motor racing, but there is an exception to every rule. At the start of the 2004 season the McLaren-Mercedes was the joke of the paddock.
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The latest minis from Hyundai, Chevrolet, Honda, Toyota and Scion don't protect passengers in crashes, especially if an SUV is involved.  In Autopia.
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Only one in five young children ride in injury-reducing booster seats, the government's auto safety agency says. Booster seats prevent injuries because they fit children better than adult seat belts.
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NEW YORK  - A computerized pain assessment  system may make it possible to establish a standardized way to  quantify neck pain resulting from whiplash injuries,  researchers in Germany report.
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An electronic device that senses when a vehicle is about to tip and automatically corrects steering, acceleration and braking can reduce single-vehicle crashes that include deadly rollovers, a safety group said Thursday.
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Sport utilities showed modest improvement in rear-crash protection according to a U.S. insurance industry analysis released on Tuesday, but more than half the 87 light trucks tested fell short of optimum safety and pickups fared the worst.
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Four simple rules for getting the most out of your car.
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Accelerating from 0 to 60, then slowing down for a stop light is no problem for an ordinary automobile. But if you were piloting a rocketship, it wouldn't be so easy. Most rocket engines are designed to burn full-on or full-off with no in-between. And that can be a problem--namely, how do you land this thing?