In the Safety & Regulatory Devices part you ’ll find tool and technology intended to keep drivers and passenger good , from car nates and airbags to red-faced - light camera engineering .
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you could probably venture what a swiftness clipper does by its name alone . But how do they actually process ? And why would someone want to limit a car ’s top speed , anyway ?
ByPatrick E. George
Seat rap save thousands of life sentence each year . How can a piece of material terminate up being the remainder between life and death ? What does a tail rap actually do ? Learn how rear end belt respond in a crash .
ByTom Harris
Speedometers have been around since the former 1900s when cars began to grow in popularity and ( literally ) outpace the sawbuck - drawn carriage .
ByWilliam Harris
Dashcams are inexpensive and easy to install . And they might be provide decisive grounds if you ’re involved in a cable car accident . So why do n’t you have one ?
ByCherise Threewitt
The Green Mountain State has introduce a circular to take into account automobilist to admit emojis on their license plates . And we are totally on board .
School bus are some of the dependable vehicles on the road . But most also do n’t have rear end belts , leaving the minor inside vulnerable to trauma in a crash .
Two U.S. Senators have introduced legislation to mandate engineering science that could finish intoxicated driving as we sleep together it by 2024 .
Who needs the DMV ? If Texas HB 409 passes , parents could before long go around it altogether and make their novitiate teens effectual to drive .
These personal air travelling bag can help anyone prone to falling , include motorcyclists , horseback passenger and aged citizens .
The van driven by the recent pipe bombing suspect was literally cover up from top to bottom with ripe - wing stickers . But , for the average natural law - abiding citizen , how many bumper stickers is too many ?
ByOisin Curran
Ever get ruby light after red light when you ’re driving ? Often , it ’s because dealings lights are n’t synced to each other . But would doing so really fix traffic problems ?
ByDave Roos
We ’ve all been there . The stoplight wo n’t change and you ’ve got seat to be . Do you lead it or just hold back , look and hold off ?
ByKristen Hall - Geisler
When it comes to cracking down on lead - foot drivers , these states are n’t playing around .
It may seem unfair that cops can lie in waiting for speeding motorists , but legally , pep pill traps are n’t entrapment . Still , some states have imposed laws to limit their use as a tax income germ .
ByPatrick J. Kiger
It ’s freeze out when you get into your car and you notice a light on your dashboard saying , ' assure tire insistency . ' You figure it ’s something to do with the cold , but must you fill up the tire fast ?
ByAlia Hoyt
Although driving in inclement weather with your car ’s hazards flash seems like a not bad idea , it might be both illegal and badly - advised .
ByJesslyn Shields
depend on where you live and what you drive , a car dismay can be worthwhile . Here ’s how to bed .
You wouldn'’t do that ( right-hand ? ) but we bet you ’ve been behind masses who switch lane without a signaling .
nudge a thermostat , pushing an elevator button and pressing a crossover control are satisfying ways to command the environs around us … right ? Right ?
ByLaurie L. Dove
You watch somebody zip up properly through an obvious f number trap - but there are CD all over the dash and the hubcap are cover in foil . Is that motorcar really tag - proof ?
So you ’ve been pulled over by the police force , and they ’ve put a breathalyser in your face . You ’ve heard urban legends that address how to glide by a breathalyser , but are any of them true ? Find out in good order now !
We do n’t give them a second cerebration now , but when airbags were first introduce , they were controversial . But did they actually make cars less dependable ?
There ’s no doubt that airbags are one of the great achievements in automotive safety technology . But could they actually end up wound or shoot down the multitude they ’re say to protect ?
ByJamie Page Deaton
Seatbelts are a way of lifespan for most of us , but some think it ’s good to go without them . Could postdate the rules and wearing a seat belt actually end up killing you ?
Most safety and regulative devices within your car or truck operate so seamlessly that you may never even know that they ’re active . So how do you know when your fomite ’s traction control system is work ?
ByJamie Page Deaton&Kristen Hall - Geisler
