This article will examine the various types and features of brakes used in emergency and personal vehicles. This column is a component of VFIS' "Operation Safe Arrival" initiative, aimed at ...

The earliest experiments that pointed in that direction happened in the second half of the decade, involved not a car but a motorcycle. In 1958, a Royal Enfield bike was fitted with an early anti-lock ...

The introduction of ABS - the anti-lock brake system, to give it its full name - was one of the most important developments in new car safety. In simple terms, ABS systems use electronics to detect ...

New cars are confusing. With all the computers, sensors, and gadgets, it may seem like there's some sort of magical witchcraft taking place under the hood. We're here to show you how modern automotive ...

Anti-lock braking systems (ABS) vary from one vehicle to another, and most require no special maintenance. Manufacturers install a warning light — usually yellow or ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Scott Ellis was cruising along the highway when the drivers in front of him slammed on their brakes. It was in that moment Ellis realized the brakes in his 2009 Nissan Murano didn't ...

This story appears in the June 20 print edition of Transport Topics. The growth of technological systems used in autonomous vehicles in the United States, such as adaptive cruise control and ...

One reason that today's vehicles are the safest in history is that, since 1968, all vehicles come equipped with dual brake systems to ensure that if one set of brakes fails, the other set can still ...

Crashing one’s bike is a childhood rite of passage, one that can teach valuable lessons in applied physics. Assuming the kid is properly protected and the crash is fairly tame, scrapes and bruises are ...