# Safety **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=1 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Star Chase for police](https://community.cartalk.com/t/star-chase-for-police/198836)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/star-chase-for-police/198836 "2025-02-11T05:32:47Z")
I saw a report on the evening news about Star Chase. It’s a GPS tracking device that is shot from the front of a police car and adheres to the rear of the speeding car that is trying to get away. Once activated, the poli… --- ## [What happens if you put bigger tires on the back of a fwd car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-you-put-bigger-tires-on-the-back-of-a-fwd-car/198778)
**Author:** [@Georgefocus2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Georgefocus2)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happens-if-you-put-bigger-tires-on-the-back-of-a-fwd-car/198778 "2025-01-23T18:43:17Z")
I just find out that one of the previous owners put 175 65r15 tires on my used 09 Focus. The right size is 195 60r15. So I went to a shop and bought two toyo 195 tires for the back only. Then when i get paid ill get the … --- ## [New Tire Safety](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tire-safety/198737)
**Author:** [@slolne\_149423](https://community.cartalk.com/u/slolne_149423)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tire-safety/198737 "2025-01-22T00:48:42Z")
Hello I have 4 new tires that all have extra rubber protruding along the seam between the sidewall and tread almost all the way around the tire. Could this cause tread separation as the tires get older? --- ## [Seat Belt Anniversary](https://community.cartalk.com/t/seat-belt-anniversary/198569)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/seat-belt-anniversary/198569 "2025-01-10T16:41:25Z")
While new cars were already required by the feds to be equipped w/ seat belts (1968), on Jan 1, 1985, New York was the first state to require that the seat belts be worn. New Hampshire is now the only state in the USA… --- ## [Marijuana and driving](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marijuana-and-driving/172898)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marijuana-and-driving/172898 "2025-01-04T21:59:39Z")
‘Effect of Cannabidiol and Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol on Driving Performance: A Randomized Clinical Trial’ asks, 'What is the magnitude and duration of driving impairment following vaporization of cannabis containing var… --- ## [‘Doctors Should Have to Report Medically Impaired Drivers’](https://community.cartalk.com/t/doctors-should-have-to-report-medically-impaired-drivers/197903)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 4:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/doctors-should-have-to-report-medically-impaired-drivers/197903 "2025-01-04T04:51:06Z")
By Sandeep Jauhar Dr. Jauhar is a cardiologist in New York who writes frequently about medical care and public health. When my father was declining from Alzheimer’s disease, my family often talked about when we should … --- ## ['How Your Car Might Be Making Roads Safer'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-your-car-might-be-making-roads-safer/198467)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-your-car-might-be-making-roads-safer/198467 "2024-12-23T01:14:29Z")
in case you mind. No paywall! --- ## [‘Investigation of Police “Courtesy Cards” Finds a 2-Tiered System of Justice’](https://community.cartalk.com/t/investigation-of-police-courtesy-cards-finds-a-2-tiered-system-of-justice/198431)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/investigation-of-police-courtesy-cards-finds-a-2-tiered-system-of-justice/198431 "2024-12-18T21:42:40Z")
The credit-card size documents are known by many names: police courtesy cards, gold cards or family cards. They are distributed by law enforcement officers and their unions to a favored few and are flashed by drivers ho… --- ## [‘Common tire chemical implicated in mysterious deaths of at-risk salmon’](https://community.cartalk.com/t/common-tire-chemical-implicated-in-mysterious-deaths-of-at-risk-salmon/198244)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/common-tire-chemical-implicated-in-mysterious-deaths-of-at-risk-salmon/198244 "2024-12-12T19:12:54Z")
\* ‘something in urban streams has been killing coho salmon in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.’ ‘researchers led by Kolodziej report the primary culprit comes from a chemical widely used to protect tires from ozone, a reacti… --- ## [Ideas for active, not passive, vehicle and catalytic converter theft mitigation systems](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ideas-for-active-not-passive-vehicle-and-catalytic-converter-theft-mitigation-systems/198268)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ideas-for-active-not-passive-vehicle-and-catalytic-converter-theft-mitigation-systems/198268 "2024-12-05T22:46:59Z")
I realize that passive methods of protecting vehicles from theft doesn’t solve anything in the grand scheme of things, unless you’re in the business of selling passive devices and you just care about yourself. The thieve… --- ## [Leaded gasoline](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leaded-gasoline/197858)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leaded-gasoline/197858 "2024-11-12T22:52:29Z")
‘In 1924, after 80% of workers manufacturing tetraethyl lead at Standard Oil in New Jersey were found to have lead poisoning, some of whom died, sales of leaded gasoline were banned in New Jersey, Philadelphia, and New … --- ## [‘Man gets out of DUI by chugging alcohol during traffic stop’](https://community.cartalk.com/t/man-gets-out-of-dui-by-chugging-alcohol-during-traffic-stop/197595)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 3:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/man-gets-out-of-dui-by-chugging-alcohol-during-traffic-stop/197595 "2024-10-14T03:24:29Z")
‘A man was cleared of DUI charges after a court said they could not determine if he was drunk while driving, since he drank a bottle of alcohol after being pulled over.’ ‘Wait wait, don't tell me’ used this story. --- ## [‘In Europe, speeding while wealthy can mean big fines’](https://community.cartalk.com/t/in-europe-speeding-while-wealthy-can-mean-big-fines/197559)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/in-europe-speeding-while-wealthy-can-mean-big-fines/197559 "2024-10-10T17:48:15Z")
‘Last year, a rich businessman in Finland who exceeded the approximately 30 mph speed limit by 20 mph was assessed a fine of about $130,000. “I really regret the matter," Anders Wiklöf, 76, told a local newspaper. ‘It’s… --- ## [An 8-year-old boy is dead after a car fell on him overnight Tuesday outside a West Side gas station](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-8-year-old-boy-is-dead-after-a-car-fell-on-him-overnight-tuesday-outside-a-west-side-gas-station/195546)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-8-year-old-boy-is-dead-after-a-car-fell-on-him-overnight-tuesday-outside-a-west-side-gas-station/195546 "2024-09-24T02:46:44Z")
Gilbert Gallegos, an Albuquerque Police Department spokesman, said detectives are investigating but nobody has been detained or charged. He said officers were called to the incident at the Valero on Coors NW at Quail ju… --- ## [‘Driver dies when car hits a tree near Downtown’](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driver-dies-when-car-hits-a-tree-near-downtown/195886)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driver-dies-when-car-hits-a-tree-near-downtown/195886 "2024-09-24T02:40:18Z")
Driver dies when car hits a tree near Downtown - Darn trees! --- ## [Record speeding fine](https://community.cartalk.com/t/record-speeding-fine/196302)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/record-speeding-fine/196302 "2024-09-23T21:12:44Z")
A man in Savanna, GA was hit with a speeding fine of $1,400,000 for going 90 in a 55 zone. He called the court to check if the fine was accurate and they said it was and to pay it or appear in court near the end of Decem… --- ## [IIHS safety statistics for mid 90s vehicles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/iihs-safety-statistics-for-mid-90s-vehicles/189611)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/iihs-safety-statistics-for-mid-90s-vehicles/189611 "2024-09-18T15:03:45Z")
I’ve been looking for this chart for a while. Look at how much the single vehicle accident fatality statistic changes between the 2 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive categories for pickups! Remember that this statistic do… --- ## [Climate change taking down bridges](https://community.cartalk.com/t/climate-change-taking-down-bridges/196066)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/climate-change-taking-down-bridges/196066 "2024-09-02T21:36:28Z")
‘On a 95-degree day this summer, New York City’s Third Avenue Bridge, connecting the Bronx and Manhattan, got stuck in the open position for hours’ (How Extreme Heat Harms Planes, Trains, Water Mains and Other Crucial In… --- ## [‘Experts argue the U.S. drunk-driving limit is too high.’](https://community.cartalk.com/t/experts-argue-the-u-s-drunk-driving-limit-is-too-high/195598)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/experts-argue-the-u-s-drunk-driving-limit-is-too-high/195598 "2024-08-08T16:48:31Z")
In late 2018, Utah lowered its drunk-driving limit from a B.A.C. (blood-alcohol content) of .08 to .05. A year after the law was implemented, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that fatal car crash… --- ## [Oil in oil pan and engine, car violently thrusts forward& backwards while driving with a burning smell and smoke?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-in-oil-pan-and-engine-car-violently-thrusts-forward-backwards-while-driving-with-a-burning-smell-and-smoke/195535)
**Author:** [@sophia\_190820](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sophia_190820)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-in-oil-pan-and-engine-car-violently-thrusts-forward-backwards-while-driving-with-a-burning-smell-and-smoke/195535 "2024-08-03T13:59:48Z")
I bought a car from Carmax in June of 2022 and the day I drove off the lot and about 10 minutes off the lot, the car started thrusting violently while driving as well as smelling like something was burning. I called Carm… --- ## [Tire Pressure was way off](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-pressure-was-way-off/195438)
**Author:** [@Bc8](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bc8)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-pressure-was-way-off/195438 "2024-08-01T21:04:32Z")
I recently bought a Kia K5, been happy with the car so far except I noticed that the back left tire was down to 32PSI while I was driving while the other tires were over inflated to 40PSI. So I’m guessing they overinfla… --- ## [Jeep and RAM stalling problems](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-and-ram-stalling-problems/195399)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-and-ram-stalling-problems/195399 "2024-07-24T00:57:06Z")
NHTSA started an investigation of 2022 RAM and Jeep vehicles with the 5.7L mild hybrid engine. The agency received 80 complaints about abrupt stalling, shifting into park, and applying the parking brake. This is without … --- ## ['A bridge collapses, and a vital port expires'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-bridge-collapses-and-a-vital-port-expires/194619)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-bridge-collapses-and-a-vital-port-expires/194619 "2024-07-02T18:30:22Z")
I especially enjoyed this article about the Key Bridge https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/26/key-bridge-collapse-port-baltimore-shutdown/ Hey @jtsanders, got all your cars? --- ## [California law would require cars to warn drivers if speeding](https://community.cartalk.com/t/california-law-would-require-cars-to-warn-drivers-if-speeding/195080)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/california-law-would-require-cars-to-warn-drivers-if-speeding/195080 "2024-06-11T15:54:20Z")
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill\_id=202320240SB961 --- ## [Diverging diamond interchanges](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diverging-diamond-interchanges/195010)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diverging-diamond-interchanges/195010 "2024-06-01T00:31:08Z")
--- ## [Xkcd issues a driving safety PSA](https://community.cartalk.com/t/xkcd-issues-a-driving-safety-psa/194903)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/xkcd-issues-a-driving-safety-psa/194903 "2024-05-21T16:09:02Z")
--- ## [How hard is it to disable or adjust a seat belt load limiter to improve safety?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-disable-or-adjust-a-seat-belt-load-limiter-to-improve-safety/179839)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-disable-or-adjust-a-seat-belt-load-limiter-to-improve-safety/179839 "2024-04-16T21:09:26Z")
I just learned about the potentially awful things called seat belt load limiters, and I would like to know if they can be disabled or adjusted. I’m most interested in Toyotas. Even information on how strong the load limi… --- ## [It's 'Vehicle Safety Recalls Week'!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/its-vehicle-safety-recalls-week/194505)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/its-vehicle-safety-recalls-week/194505 "2024-03-08T20:45:31Z")
It seems that millions haven’t brought their cars in for recalls, despite the dangers of going without NPR’s Camila Domonoske asked for listener contributions for a jingle to promote recall awareness. I plan on celebra… --- ## [The 2020 increase in vehicle fatalities increases again (continues) in 2021](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-2020-increase-in-vehicle-fatalities-increases-again-continues-in-2021/194476)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-2020-increase-in-vehicle-fatalities-increases-again-continues-in-2021/194476 "2024-03-06T21:51:10Z")
If I’m understanding page 5 of the document in the second link correctly, the 2021 percentages are relative to 2020, indicating that the increase in fatalities has continued to rise AGAIN. This is the main link from t… --- ## [Airbags float cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbags-float-cars/194482)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbags-float-cars/194482 "2024-03-04T23:06:07Z")
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