Two simple strips of cloth, a door side retainer, a bolt on the floor, buckle on the other side. Hard to believe that such a simple invention could be responsible for saving so many lives; especially now 50 years hence when we are actually getting serious about laws that force people to use them. I’ve been through two major league car crashes. The first was a head-on offset crash because some guy fell asleep...

Since the air is so thick with controversy (especially on this site!), we thought we’d start the work week off with some good news on the whole smart phone controversy. There are actually 2 companies out there that are developing technology that can make cell phones safe(er) for drivers. The first is actually pretty common sense technology from ZoomSafer. It’s an app for your smart phone that manages your...

A hearty well done to Mercedes Benz for the new E-Class cars. They have carefully studied and developed a system that alerts drivers that have dozed off. According to AutoWeek.com: