Safety

Top Defensive Driving Tips

Practicing defensive driving is one of the best ways to keep your time on the road safe and easy. It allows you ample time to prepare for any dangerous situations, and it helps protect the safety of the drivers around you. By keeping some of the following tips in mind, practicing defensive driving becomes even easier. Begin by keeping your eyes ahead of the road. You will want to look ahead as fa

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Honda Recalls Vehicles with Faulty Takata Airbags

This week, Honda increased its Takata airbag recall by more than 2 million automobiles. The car company also alerted its dealers that they could be held legally responsible if they fail to repair affected vehicles or violate the car company’s stop-sale order for vehicles equipped with the airbags. A Growing Problem Honda enacted the recall and stop-sale mandate for CRV crossovers from 2007 throu

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Preparing for Winter Storms with Safe Driving Tips

Winter storms are always difficult to deal with, especially for drivers who need to be out on the road in such turbulent conditions. Navigating through inclement weather is challenging for even the most skilled drivers, and it is simply a risk that many individuals should not take on the road. If it is not possible for drivers to stay home during the season, however, it is important to plan ahead

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Subaru Reveals Carrier Crash Test Results

The Subaru brand is one of the world's leading car manufacturers, and the company has always tried to set itself apart from the competition by introducing increasingly pet-friendly solutions to safety issues. The company releases many commercials that feature dogs, and the backs of their SUVs and wagons are marketed as ideal for ferrying pets. In addition to the ads, the brand has taken a strong i

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Understanding the Causes of Self-Driving Car Crashes

The announcement of plans to make self-driving vehicles a regular part of the future has been met with an influx of mixed opinions. Whether in support or against the concept, what many people do not realize is that self-driving cars are more advanced than they may think. There are many professionals who believe that self-driving vehicles behind autonomous hands handle better on the road than ordin

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Altima Hood Latch Problems Cause Nissan to Issue Recalls

On January 29th, 2016, the Nissan Motor Company issued a statement saying that it plans to recall approximately 870,000 Nissan vehicles in Canada and the United States for hood latch issues. This is not the first time that the major corporation has recalled vehicles for related problems, and this recent decision is the third time that the automaker has scheduled to recall vehicles since 2014. The

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Who’s to Blame for Self-Driving Vehicle Crashes?

In a previous Auto Publishers article, I made the case that self-driving vehicle technology is far more advanced than the public imagines. Indeed, the argument can be made that these vehicles are better at driving than humans. Where self-driving vehicles like the Google Car (pictured) often fall short is their strict adherence to the rules of the road. While it may sound counterintuitive, the bigg

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Ford Focus on the Positive

As much as I approve of the idea of New Ford (post nameless marketing campaign), it seems that as of late the auto has been slacking. Unfortunately, after years of progress towards regaining lost ground the major Detroit Automaker has started to hit some snafus. Instead of surrounding itself in positive attention regarding the new freakishly fast foci hitting the pipelines; Ford is being marred by

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Ford Focus Transmissions

The Ford Focus is a phenomenal car. They are cheap, gas efficient, reliable and spacious. Despite a somewhat lingering distrust of of the blue oval, they are making only quality vehicles these days. In America, they may not be the best selling nor the most trusted options in their segments, but in Europe; their sedans and hatchbacks go fast (they receive RS treatment). Luckily, the US will be best

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Prepare for Winter Storm Jonas with These Driving Safety Tips

The East Coast is bracing itself in preparation for Winter Storm Jonas. Many states have already been hit with some snow and ice, and the expectation is that Jonas will turn into a superstorm by this weekend. As a result, much of the Northeast—including parts of New York, Baltimore and D.C.—will experience blizzard conditions such as several inches of snow, icy slick roads, strong high winds and e

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