safety

  1. HAL 9000

    Volkswagen USA Is Recalling 442,000 Jettas And Beetles For Suspension Issue

    Volkswagen of America has issued a massive recall on 2011-2013 Jettas and 2011-2013 Beetles because a rear-trailing arm that may have been previously damaged could fail. This could result in a crash with fiery death. :wtf: According to the NHTSA - "...certain model year 2011-2013...
  3. HAL 9000

    SA's Swifts are safe, Suzuki insists

    Following the recent spate of shocking crash test results exposing many Indian-built cars as being unsafe, Suzuki is insisting that its South African customers have nothing to worry about. It was the Datsun Go that really grabbed the headlines for its crash test performance recently, which...
  4. HAL 9000

    'Counterfeit' tires from China pose consumer risk

    What began as a routine tire test became a journey through a maze of deception, finger-pointing, and a lack of accountability that in itself could prove dangerous if the product should prove to be defective. When it comes to safety and performance, Consumer Reports has long said that you...
  5. HAL 9000

    Honda USA Will Replace Your Defective Takata Airbags Nationwide If You Ask

    http://jalopnik.com/honda-will-replace-your-defective-takata-airbags-nation-1660403613 Until today, automakers like Honda assured owners of cars affected by the Takata airbag recall that their vehicles likely wouldn't have shrapnel-filled airbag explosions if they lived in non-humid climates...
  6. HAL 9000

    Safety last? Maruti Suzuki Chairman Mr. R.C. Bhargava's ridiculous statements

    In what may be a somewhat terrifying development that tries to detract attention from the urgent need for safety features in all cars sold in this country, Maruti Suzuki Chairman Mr. R. C. Bhargava has come out with a statement that implies that the need for active and passive safety features in...
  7. HAL 9000

    List: Indian Cars & Safety Features offered

    "After the "Safety Poll" thread, the next logical step was to look at the safety features of all popular Indian cars in one place. This is not only more convenient, but also allows easy comparison. I have considered all makes and models included in the September 2014 sales analysis, except...
  8. HAL 9000

    ESP Mandatory on all new EU Cars

    There are still new cars available fresh off the showroom floor in SA without anti-lock brakes (ABS) or airbags fitted, while this week it became mandatory for all new cars (below 3.5 metric tonnes) sold in Europe to have an electronic stability control program (ESP) as standard. Quite the...
  9. C

    Need opinions on an idea I have. Open-source and non profit Community watch app.

    Hi all, I have an idea of creating an App for Android and iOS smart phones(and maybe Windows mobile :p) that allows a user to report an "incident" and it's location(GPS). This is not the same as a road accident. I know their is an app called Waze and it allows you to report road accidents...
  10. LazyLion

    Oil Spill Closes M1 South

    The M1 south highway was closed on Tuesday morning due to an oil spill, Johannesburg metro police said. "There is oil on the road surface on the M1 south between Booysens off-ramp and the Crown interchange," said Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar. "The highway has been completely closed...
  11. LazyLion

    Cape Town Mountain Safety Row

    An action group in Cape Town has sought legal advice to see if Table Mountain crime victims can take class action against SA National Parks and the city, it was reported on Thursday. More than 270 people have fallen victim to crime on the Table Mountain range, reported the Cape Times. If...
  12. LazyLion

    US Senators Reach Deal on Gun-Sale Background Checks

    Two US senators have reached a compromise to be announced Wednesday that would expand background checks for gun sales, an official said, in what could result in the most ambitious change to gun laws since 1994. The deal comes four months after the Connecticut elementary school massacre that...
  13. LazyLion

    Judge Fines Costa $1.3 M for Concordia Wreck

    A judge in Tuscany fined Italian cruise line Costa Crociere SpA 1 million euros ($1.3 million) Wednesday for the 2012 shipwreck of the Concordia cruise ship that killed 32 people. Costa had asked for a plea bargain deal to respond to the administrative sanctions, which under Italian law are...
  14. Rouxenator

    Why is ESP not standard on cars with ABS+EBD?

    I have been wondering about this foe a while now. Essentially a car that has ABS with EBD should be able to offer ESP without the need for additional hardware. In effect it is only a software feature then? Think of it this way, the car already has sensors that monitor the traction and speed...
  15. Rouxenator

    Surely this tyre can't be legal?

    Saw this in the parking lot at work, on a Mini Cooper belonging to our BA. Apparently she know her car needs new tyres but "its too expensive".
  16. S

    Safer Internet Day - 7 February 2012

    Please support the worldwide initiative "Safer Internet Day 2012" by promoting safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world. Be sure to check out the kids competition closing 29 February 2012, a great way...
  17. LazyLion

    World's largest passenger plane may be unsafe, some say

    http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57354488-52/worlds-largest-passenger-plane-may-be-unsafe-some-say/ Qantas has an excellent airline safety record. So is this just puff in the wind, or are they being as careful as they can be? Considering that this plane is made of fairly new technology...
  18. jes

    Care for children's eyes when they view 3D TV: Samsung

    Care for children's eyes when they view 3D TV: Samsung The facts about responsible 3D TV viewing and children’s eye-care according to Samsung
  19. Rouxenator

    ABS+EBD on a car with drums at the back

    I have been wondering for a while now how they can have ABS and EBD on a car that only has discs in the front and drums in the rear. The EBD part I can understand, that is just distribution of the braking power, but how do they do ABS on rear drum brakes?
  20. Rouxenator

    Safest colour for a car? Does it matter?

    It is said that in snowy countries it is considered a higher risk to drive a white car or even a silver one. Here in SA it seems that black cars are considered a high risk, or at least they were a few years ago anyway. Is there any truth is in this? Are some cars really more prone to be in...
  21. jes

    Cellphone banking: How safe are your habits?

    Cellphone banking: How safe are your habits? Cellphone banking is unbelievably convenient and FNB reports that about 2,3-million of its clients use their cellphones to transact. But how safe is it, really?
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