Advice
Preparing Your Car for a Hurricane: An Emergency Checklist
Prepare your car for hurricane season with maintenance tips, storage advice, EV precautions, and an emergency kit checklist for safer evacuations.
safety Articles
General
Here Are the Safest, Cheapest Cars for New Drivers
The safest new and used cars for teen or inexperienced drivers earn good crash ratings and have crash avoidance technology.
General
Study: Speeders More Likely to Also Be Using Phone
A new study finds a correlation between speeding drivers and increased cellphone use on high-speed roads such as highways.
General
2026 Jeep Wrangler Doesn’t Tip in Crash Test
In a break from the past, the 2026 Jeep Wrangler remained upright and did not rollover in the latest IIHS crash test.
Advice
The Safest New Cars of 2025
Here’s a look at the safest new cars of 2025, from top crash test performers to models packed with safety tech.
Advice
Electronic Stability Control: Everything You Need to Know
Electronic stability control (ESC) helps keep your vehicle on course, prevents skidding, and enhances safety. Learn how ESC works, when it activates, and what the warning light means for your car.
General
Most Child Booster Seats Ace Safety Test
The vast majority of new booster seats introduced to the market last year — 47 out of 54 — earned…
General
Washington Post Challenges Tesla on Autopilot
The electronic user manual accessible in every Tesla states that its Autopilot driver assistance system is “intended for use on…
Electric Vehicle
Report: EVs Less Likely to Catch Fire Than Gas-Powered Cars
Novelty can mislead you. The media tends to report on rare and new things because things that are common and…
Fullsize Pickup Truck
Large Pickups Stumble in Rear-Seat Crash Tests
Full-size pickups underperformed in a new crash test that evaluates safety for rear-seat passengers. Only one of the four trucks…