Test results released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show that some automakers are doing a good job of designing vehicle roofs that perform much better than current federal rollover standards require. The roofs on other… Read More »

Call it a trigger-happy citizen or a gun-shy police department, but yesterday an idling BMW prototype of an X3 crossover caused a 90 minute bomb scare in front of the American Museum of Natural History. In the wake of last week's… Read More »

Last night, the New York Police Department responded to a parked Nissan Pathfinder that was emanating smoke in Times Square. Shortly thereafter, it was determined that the smoke was caused by an improvised explosive device that… Read More »

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has awarded the 2010 Kia Forte with the Top Safety Pick award. A car received the honor after receiving the highest rating of Good in the frontal, side, rear, and rollover tests of the… Read More »

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has awarded the redesigned Sonata with the prestigious Top Safety Pick award after passing their front, side, rear, rollover tests with grace. The 2011 Sonata is a curvy, coupe-like four-door… Read More »

In news that I can only describe as shocking, Toyota has finally admitted to engaging in unethical behavior when it comes to investigating the safety of its vehicles. An article released by the Associated Press late Sunday night,… Read More »

Several owners of the 2010 Prius have complained about inconsistent brake feel when the vehicle is driven over potholes, bumps or slippery road surfaces. Toyota says that there were design problems with the anti-lock braking system of… Read More »

A Greece, NY man claims that he faced the wrath of a stuck accelerator pedal today after his Toyota Tundra would not stop.   Miguel Millan told police it started on Route 390 North as he was exiting onto the Lake Ontario State… Read More »

You know those new brighter, greener traffic lights that we have been seeing in the streets lately? It turns out that they have a fatal flaw.   These newer traffic lights have LED bulbs rather than traditional light bulbs. While… Read More »

Though it is not yet winter, it sure seemed like this morning in Rochester, where we woke up to a few inches of the white stuff on the ground. After clearing the Volvo of snow this morning, I noticed many motorists hadn't bothered to… Read More »

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released their Top Safety Picks for 2010, adding roof strength testing to their criteria. The addition of that test cut the Top Safety Pick list from 72 models to only 27. The list of top… Read More »

Toyota has come out with a solution to their accelerator pedal/floormat related issue that has sparked a lot of negative criticism over the past few months.   The important parts of the press release are below:   The models… Read More »