Here is a news update to cheer you up: Gas prices are going up and you might be feeling the pinch traveling in a car - never fear though as the Millennium Maxwell House in Nashville has joined the Millennium Hotel in Minneapolis to offer packages that include gas rebates and gas gift cards. Read More »

Imagine that you are crossing a street and just as you're about halfway across, a vehicle runs a red light and is speeding right toward you. What would you do? Read More »

You approach an intersection at the same time as an another vehicle. The other driver waves you to proceed and so you do. Then the other driver speeds up through intersection and you hit the other vehicle. Read More »

2006"”PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice.com, the online source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced the results of its "Best Overall Value of the Year" awards for model year 2006. And for the first time, two hybrid SUVs join the reigning hybrid champion Toyota Prius and four other vehicles in giving American carbuyers the best value for their money. Read More »

Online survey gives parents insight to kids' attitudes toward safety on the road, just in time for holiday trips home from college. Read More »

The International Brain Injury Association named BMW "Safe Car of the Millennium." That's a title well-deserved. Long known as a good bet for its high quality parts, high resale value and high-performance fun, the BMW - particularly the 3 Series 325i and 330i for 2006 - is also unparalleled in its safety features. The typical BMW airbag system is married to the new Head Protection System (SRS), which keeps occupants' head from hitting the side windows as well as keeping outside projectiles from entering the vehicle in the event of a collision. Read More »

Every year there are about a million-and-a-half collisions between vehicles and deer in the U.S. These result in about 150 fatalities and over a billion dollars in vehicle damage. At least 1.5-million deer are also killed. Read More »

Detroit, Michigan – GM has trademarked Active Fuel Management ™ as the name for its displacement on demand fuel-saving technology, beginning with the Vortec 5.3 V-8-equipped 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon. The name will be applied to all 2007 model year vehicles equipped with the technology. Active Fuel Management ™ is a fuel-saving technology that enables the engine to ... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ), representing Public Citizen, filed a legal challenge today to a Florida court order sealing crucial exhibits from a rollover case decided last spring over fatal injuries caused by the popular Ford Explorer SUV. The key documents were publicized in news reports throughout the nation, but have now been sealed despite their ... Read More »

A proposed roof crush rule "“ the first change in vehicle roof strength standards in more than three decades "“ is so grossly inadequate that 70 percent of existing vehicles already meet it. The proposed change would require vehicle roofs to be only marginally stronger than they are today. Read More »