The Dainese Smart Jacket was the first of its kind – a foldable, lightweight airbag vest that can be worn over or under a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Crash test dummies: You know them from the iconic public service announcements. Over the years, they have contributed to making cars safer for everyone. But a revealing new ...

September 13, 1899. That's the first time on the historical record (in the U.S.) that a person was killed by a car, and it would be far from the last. According to the NSC, motor-vehicle deaths in the ...

Even in a laboratory, car crashes are horrifically violent. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash-tests many vehicles every year, and in its full-speed video footage, the subject vehicle ...

Failed spot-welds also lead to increased safety concerns in higher-speed impacts ...