Tag: safety
How your car’s color affects your insurance – and safety
Car convention has long dictated that insurance rates are higher for red cars; and, at first blush, the urban legend seems to make good sense. After all, aren’t flashy red Corvettes are more likely to draw attention, and therefore the eye of traffic cops? And aren’t cherry red roadsters are easier to see, and thus […]
Seat belt company buckles in antitrust case
The United States Justice Department’s largest criminal antitrust investigation isn’t concerned with Microsoft or Google – it’s over seat belts, airbags, and other auto necessities. The New York Times
Discouraging news for pedestrian safety
Look both ways, and cross your fingers: it’s been a bleak week for pedestrians. Two unrelated, recently released studies catalogue the dangers faced by even law-abiding walkers and cyclists.