auto safety

• Opinion

Trump EPA steers clean car policy into a ditch

President Trump has given the green light to polluting gas guzzlers.

• Politics

Maryland drivers to receive notice of open recalls when they register vehicles

Maryland drivers will soon receive notice of open recalls on their vehicle when it is time to register it with the state under a program announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

By John Fritze

Oct 27, 2017

• Maryland

Safe Kids: School buses eight times safer than cars

Safe Kids Carroll County works to prevent accidental childhood injury, the leading killer of children 14 and under.

• Opinion

Truck trailers can (easily) be made safer

The consequences of tractor-trailer accidents are too great to ignore underride concerns.

• Maryland

Thought of seat belts on school buses starting to click

When you drive your son or daughter to school, you make sure they fasten their seat belt. Not only is it the smart thing to do but it's also the law. So, when we put our kids on the school bus every morning, why aren't we taking the same precaution?

• Politics

State senator calling for mandatory seat belts on school buses

A push to require set belts on school buses is gaining momentum nationally and in the Maryland legislature -- but the pushback from school systems likely will be over how to fund such a mandate. State Sen. Jim Brochin said he plans to introduce a bill to make seat belts mandatory on school buses statewide to safeguard children, because, "Without seat belts, these kids become projectiles -- literally crash test dummies."

• Howard County

How safe are pet car harnesses and crates?

It¿s long been recommended that smaller pets travel in body harnesses or soft carriers that interface with a car¿s shoulder belt, or in a travel carrier or crate, for larger dogs. Those options keep pets in place during normal driving, reducing distractions. And in case of an accident, it was believed they might reduce the likelihood of pet injury. But how did we know these harnesses and carriers would really protect our pets in an accident?

• Automotive Industry

Fiat Chrysler settlement raises questions for dealers, drivers

After years of massive recalls across the auto industry, car dealerships and drivers are in new territory with the announcement that Fiat Chrysler must buy back some defective Ram pickups and Dodge and Chrysler SUVs.

• Auto Safety

Car dealers need protection to advise customers of problems, some say

By Erin Cox

Feb 24, 2015

• Opinion

Car dealers: a deadly silence

If car dealers were truly free to let consumers know about the safety and repair problems they see, they could serve as a critical early warning system for consumers and regulators, letting car buyers and safety officials know about dangerous defects and pushing their customers to fix those problems — before they cause dozens of deaths on the road.

• Howard County

Review: Second-generation Hyundai Genesis makes up for last model's shortfalls

Redesigned for 2015, this second-generation Genesis looks, feels and drives like a luxury car should: distinctive, roomy, comfortable, quiet, powerful and loaded with safety and infotainment features. Yet it¿s priced thousands less than similarly equipped competitors.

• Howard County

Review: Second-generation Hyundai Genesis makes up for last model's shortfalls

• Anne Arundel

Giant crash test dummy statue in Glen Burnie draws stares

• Maryland

Safe Carroll: School buses filled with safety features

• Auto Safety

Car seat safety

• Auto Safety

Daimler's Smart Fortwo sells out before U.S. debut

• Auto Safety

Commission faces cuts, queries

• Auto Safety

How to protect your family

• Automotive Industry

Anti-rollover rules unveiled

• Auto Safety

U.S. agencies shield industry from suits, state regulations

• Auto Safety

Air bags are his bag Safety: Retired scientist Carl Clark advocates continued search for those automotive soft landings.

• Auto Safety

Weakened air bags approved 'Depowered' device said to curb injury to children, small adults; Risks remain, however; Youngsters, large men not wearing seat belts cautioned to take care

• Auto Safety

Keep the little ones out of the front seat Safety: Small children should be buckled in the back seat -- away from the air bag.

• Auto Safety

Astro and GMC Safari do poorly in crash tests Windstar is only van to get good evaluation from Insurance Institute

• Auto Safety

Quest is on for one-size-saves-all air bag 'Smart' device could adjust to location, height of occupants

• Auto Safety

Air bags called a threat to some adults Short women at risk as well as children, studies contend

• Automotive Industry

Switch sought to slower air bags Chrysler, Ford, GM ask U.S. safety officials to give emergency OK

• Auto Safety

In death, little Alison makes a difference Father campaigns to warn other parents of air-bag dangers

• Auto Safety

Black veterans were Civil War heroesThe Sept....

• Auto Safety

Education effort geared to people safe from air bags

• Automotive Industry

Car seat crusader takes child safety upon herself Buckling Down

• Auto Safety

Bigger is better when it comes to...

• Medical Research

Air bag use triggers new trend in injuries Survivors, who once might have died, suffer costly damage to lower extremities

• Auto Safety

Insurance institute's auto research strives to prevent deaths, injuries A HEAD - ON APPROACH TO SAFETY

• Auto Safety

Air bags can be perilous, study finds They're effective but explosive

• Auto Safety

Md. traffic fatalities at lowest rate ever

• Auto Safety

Area schools expect buses to be ready after safety recall

• Drugs and Medicines

A Plea to Save Orphan DrugsUntil you...

• Auto Safety

Astro van's scary numbers

• Auto Safety

Astro fares poorly in federal crash test Baltimore-built van is defended by GM

• Automotive Industry

Astro gets low marks in crash test