On November 13, 2024, the driver of a 2020 Honda Accord traveling on a South Carolina road at about 32 mph collided with a Kia Optima sedan. The impact was sufficient to trigger deployment of the driver’s airbag and knee airbag. When the frontal airbag deployed, so did the decorative rhinestone “bling” pieces that she […]
It’s been more than a quarter century since suppliers made electronic parking brakes available for passenger vehicles and light trucks. Like other mechatronic systems, EPBs provide benefits unavailable to mechanical designs, including the ability for OEMs to tailor automated applications, adjustments and releases for safety and convenience. EPB auto-apply not only prevents potential vehicle rollaway […]
In the February issue of Traffic Injury Prevention, David C. Viano, its chief editor, published a doge’s dream: a road map to reroute the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) back a quarter of a century into the past (Budget cuts at NHTSA: programs to cease and areas to cut). Cut the whole budget by […]
