Honda studies safety airbags for motorcycles: report
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Japan's Honda Motor has launched research into developing the first safety airbags that could be mounted on motorcycles, a report said.
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Having a side airbag that protects your head from crashes with cars or SUVs can save your life, according to a new study verifying their effectiveness. In Autopia.
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Using a new dynamic test and a dummy designed especially for rear impact testing, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has rated 73 seat/head restraint combinations available in 63 car models sold in the US market.
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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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Automaker targets entry-level drivers as part of bid to increase its share of American market. By Kae Inoue and Maki Shiraki. Honda Motor Co.
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Cyclists who wear protective helmets are more likely to be knocked down, a study suggests.
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MARYSVILLE, Ohio - Honda has decided to build a new line of sport utility vehicles from its Acura luxury division and make them in Ohio.
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Honda Motor Co. took the top ranking among mass-market automakers in a closely watched annual survey of vehicle quality released on Wednesday, while Toyota Motor Corp.'s flagship brand slipped to sixth place.
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Honda Motor Co., with help from partner IBM Corp., is preparing to introduce an improved speech-recognition system that will allow drivers to get voice navigation guidance without having to manually punch in any information or take their eyes off the road to read a computer screen.
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Driver deaths in side-impact collisions dropped by more than half in sport utility vehicles equipped with head-protecting side air bags, insurance industry research shows.
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Japan's Honda Motor Co. Ltd. 7267.T  is recalling 257,616 of its Accord sedans from the 2004 and  2005 model years because of potentially faulty air bags, U.S.  federal safety regulators said on Monday.
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The federal government is trying to determine why 2003 and 2004 models of Honda's CR-V sport-utility vehicle sometimes catch fire shortly after their initial oil change.
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For two months, Jacob Sevlie's insurance company tagged along whenever he slid behind the wheel of his Honda Accord. An electronic monitor closely tracked Sevlie's driving time and behavior. If he had a heavy foot or was a sudden braker, the recorder would betray him.
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Honda told regulators that faulty gaskets are a major factor in an engine problem that has led to fires in its CRV sport utility vehicles.
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Most cars do a poor or marginal job protecting passengers from whiplash injuries in a rear-end crash, according to crash tests of several models.
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Motorists give greater leeway to cyclists who do not wear safety helmets, according to a study by a academic in Britain who was hit by traffic twice as he rode his bike to carry out his research.
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Airbags that drop from the roof or inflate from the seat to provide head protection in serious side crashes significantly reduce deaths, especially when cars are struck by bigger sport utilities and pickups, according to industry research to be released on Thursday.