# Safety **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=2 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Tesla Cybertruck is steer by wire (drive by wire)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-steer-by-wire-drive-by-wire/194398)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tesla-cybertruck-is-steer-by-wire-drive-by-wire/194398 "2024-02-24T19:58:47Z")
Looks like the Cyber truck has gone the way of the Boeing 777 and Airbus. If all electricity fails, there to way to steer it. Might be annoying for tow truck drivers too. With aircraft: There are two separate inputs to… --- ## ['Eyes on the road: Automated speed cameras get a fresh look'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/eyes-on-the-road-automated-speed-cameras-get-a-fresh-look/194393)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/eyes-on-the-road-automated-speed-cameras-get-a-fresh-look/194393 "2024-02-19T23:29:22Z")
--- ## [Calif politico's now want all new cars be speed-governed](https://community.cartalk.com/t/calif-politicos-now-want-all-new-cars-be-speed-governed/194230)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/calif-politicos-now-want-all-new-cars-be-speed-governed/194230 "2024-02-06T01:46:06Z")
It would require any new car or truck made or sold in the state in 2027 or later to have special technology installed in the car called “speed governors.” The device would make it physically impossible for vehicles to g… --- ## [‘Blame U.S. regulators for the Kia and Hyundai theft crisis’](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blame-u-s-regulators-for-the-kia-and-hyundai-theft-crisis/194142)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blame-u-s-regulators-for-the-kia-and-hyundai-theft-crisis/194142 "2024-02-05T22:06:21Z")
‘This crazy trend of teenagers stealing Kia and Hyundai cars is a uniquely American problem. It isn’t going on in Canada or Europe. Why not? By 2007, Canada, Australia and most other well-off nations required automakers … --- ## [‘How one city took on rising car thefts -- and brought the numbers down’](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-one-city-took-on-rising-car-thefts-and-brought-the-numbers-down/194315)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-one-city-took-on-rising-car-thefts-and-brought-the-numbers-down/194315 "2024-02-04T22:52:11Z")
--- ## [‘Why Are American Drivers So Deadly?’](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-are-american-drivers-so-deadly/194143)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-are-american-drivers-so-deadly/194143 "2024-01-28T07:12:49Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/magazine/dangerous-driving.html ‘Examine a chart of year-over-year car fatalities in the United States, and you'll encounter two significant spikes -- three, counting the one we are l… --- ## [Federal Highway Administration busts humorous highway signs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/federal-highway-administration-busts-humorous-highway-signs/194205)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/federal-highway-administration-busts-humorous-highway-signs/194205 "2024-01-20T02:22:25Z")
‘Signs, signs, everywhere a sign, blocking up the scenery breaking my mind’ I hate that song. Feel safer now? --- ## [What car is safer for frontal crashes? 2012 Ford Fusion or 2002 Ford Taurus?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-car-is-safer-for-frontal-crashes-2012-ford-fusion-or-2002-ford-taurus/194153)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-car-is-safer-for-frontal-crashes-2012-ford-fusion-or-2002-ford-taurus/194153 "2024-01-14T23:47:10Z")
I’ll add my opinion afterward. :slight\_smile: :slight\_smile: :slight\_smile: – NOW I HAVE EDITED IT IN! – poll I’m editing in my answer now and putting in the crash test videos. Currently the vote is 4 for Fusion / 0 f… --- ## ['How Tracking and Technology in Cars Is Being Weaponized by Abusive Partners'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-tracking-and-technology-in-cars-is-being-weaponized-by-abusive-partners/194100)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-tracking-and-technology-in-cars-is-being-weaponized-by-abusive-partners/194100 "2024-01-09T21:29:23Z")
--- ## [Improv Traffic School](https://community.cartalk.com/t/improv-traffic-school/194112)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/improv-traffic-school/194112 "2024-01-06T23:17:14Z")
My insurer gives me a discount if I take a defensive driving class. It lasts for 3 years. Last dose expires this month. In the past I have taken the National Safety Council’s and the American Safety Council’s course. (I… --- ## [New F150 Recall](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-f150-recall/194106)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-f150-recall/194106 "2024-01-03T21:38:21Z")
A recall for F150 trucks with the Trailer Tow Max Duty package was issued because a rear axle hub bolt might fail. If that occurs, there is a roll away issue if the parking brake isn’t applied or there could be a loss of… --- ## [Researching Toyota throttle by wire unwanted acceleration or stuck throttle cases](https://community.cartalk.com/t/researching-toyota-throttle-by-wire-unwanted-acceleration-or-stuck-throttle-cases/188242)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/researching-toyota-throttle-by-wire-unwanted-acceleration-or-stuck-throttle-cases/188242 "2024-01-03T15:09:29Z")
Doing some research on the Toyota unwanted acceleration issue. It seems that all the cases I’ve heard of involve vehicles with a throttle that is controlled by the vehicle engine control computer instead of the old fash… --- ## ['Man Survives Six Days Trapped in Pickup Truck Wreckage'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/man-survives-six-days-trapped-in-pickup-truck-wreckage/194093)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/man-survives-six-days-trapped-in-pickup-truck-wreckage/194093 "2023-12-31T02:55:27Z")
'Two men near Portage, Ind., were scouting a creek for potential fishing spots on Tuesday when they spotted a shiny object through the trees. They moved closer and saw that it was a mangled vehicle. One of the men, Mario… --- ## [Tailgating while changing lanes and other unsafe lane changes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tailgating-while-changing-lanes-and-other-unsafe-lane-changes/194054)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tailgating-while-changing-lanes-and-other-unsafe-lane-changes/194054 "2023-12-22T23:50:19Z")
According to me, to make safe lane changes drivers should: Maintain a safe following distance from the vehicle in front until the lane change is complete. And, drivers should maintain sufficiently low speed to ensure t… --- ## [A national investigation on the impacts of lane width on traffic safety](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-national-investigation-on-the-impacts-of-lane-width-on-traffic-safety/193859)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-national-investigation-on-the-impacts-of-lane-width-on-traffic-safety/193859 "2023-11-22T21:07:34Z")
Johns Hopkins finds narrower lanes can make roads safer. --- ## [Don't bedazzle steering wheels](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-bedazzle-steering-wheels/193789)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-bedazzle-steering-wheels/193789 "2023-11-09T03:27:35Z")
--- ## [Automatic emergency braking](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-emergency-braking/193738)
**Author:** [@nybob6](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nybob6)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 2:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automatic-emergency-braking/193738 "2023-11-07T02:03:32Z")
In my 2018 CT6 Cadillac, occasionally as I approach a car stopped at a light, I see a red icon flashing on the windshield. I assume that is my COLLiSION WARNING doing its thing! But without damn near having an accident… --- ## [Health Hazard from Automobile Exhaust Gas in City Streets, Garages and Repair Shops, J. A. M. A. 81: 385 (Aug. 4) 1923](https://community.cartalk.com/t/health-hazard-from-automobile-exhaust-gas-in-city-streets-garages-and-repair-shops-j-a-m-a-81-385-aug-4-1923/193121)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/health-hazard-from-automobile-exhaust-gas-in-city-streets-garages-and-repair-shops-j-a-m-a-81-385-aug-4-1923/193121 "2023-09-30T14:24:41Z")
An article from JAMA 1923 recently republished: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2809432 --- ## [Google Maps recommends route over bridge that collapsed 10 years ago](https://community.cartalk.com/t/google-maps-recommends-route-over-bridge-that-collapsed-10-years-ago/193012)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/google-maps-recommends-route-over-bridge-that-collapsed-10-years-ago/193012 "2023-09-24T13:26:40Z")
‘Philip Paxson, 47, a medical device salesman, was on his way home from his daughter’s camping-themed ninth birthday party in Hickory, N.C., on Sept. 30, 2022, navigating a rainy night on unfamiliar roads, when he drove … --- ## [Video: Airplane nose dives across the median from a car driving along!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/video-airplane-nose-dives-across-the-median-from-a-car-driving-along/192352)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/video-airplane-nose-dives-across-the-median-from-a-car-driving-along/192352 "2023-08-18T15:20:51Z")
The flames actually shoot out ahead of the car! Wow! --- ## [Used tires?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/used-tires/192031)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/used-tires/192031 "2023-08-02T10:56:16Z")
Someone on Nextdoor posted: Where can I get some used tires for my car? I had a blowout on the freeway a couple weeks ago. Luckily we got off the road safely. Since then , I’ve been riding on my spare, and my other three… --- ## [Brake checking - on the Interstate](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-checking-on-the-interstate/191292)
**Author:** [@DIYWrencher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DIYWrencher)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-checking-on-the-interstate/191292 "2023-07-03T20:54:24Z")
Have you ever had someone “brake check” you on the highway? I was somewhere in NC several years ago on a 1000mile road trip in my loaded, under-powered 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan. I was going up a somewhat steep on ramp … --- ## ['The driverless golf ball'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-driverless-golf-ball/191185)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-driverless-golf-ball/191185 "2023-06-20T18:27:45Z")
a cartoon from the current The New Yorker --- ## [Automated elevators](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automated-elevators/191126)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automated-elevators/191126 "2023-06-16T12:56:42Z")
The Washington Post's David Von Drehle wrote about his neighbor who lived to 109. This included an account of his father’s death in an elevator: 'Around 10 a.m. on May 11, 1914, Charlie's father rose from his desk in t… --- ## [Kia gets airborn after hitting a tire](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-gets-airborn-after-hitting-a-tire/189878)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-gets-airborn-after-hitting-a-tire/189878 "2023-05-30T02:31:13Z")
Another reason why SUVs with their higher bumpers are more dangerous on the highway. --- ## [Old versus new crash; 93 Camry with airbag versus '21 Corolla](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-versus-new-crash-93-camry-with-airbag-versus-21-corolla/190491)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-versus-new-crash-93-camry-with-airbag-versus-21-corolla/190491 "2023-05-22T22:40:41Z")
It’s not fair that this topic here: 20-year-old woman killed by rock thrown into her moving vehicle - #20 by TheWonderful90s can stay on the Cartalk community but this old versus new car crash was flagged and deleted bef… --- ## [Safety: Airbags too sensitive, deploy too easily in certain accidents like hitting a deer](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safety-airbags-too-sensitive-deploy-too-easily-in-certain-accidents-like-hitting-a-deer/190714)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safety-airbags-too-sensitive-deploy-too-easily-in-certain-accidents-like-hitting-a-deer/190714 "2023-05-22T18:17:05Z")
edit: I was told this is a radar unit, not an airbag sensor. I’m glad Toyota isn’t doing this. If you search online for deer collisions that deployed airbags, and you move past all the talk from people who think they ca… --- ## [Can you temporarily disable an ABS in a 2005 Chevy Equinox?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-temporarily-disable-an-abs-in-a-2005-chevy-equinox/189948)
**Author:** [@mgorman15](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mgorman15)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-temporarily-disable-an-abs-in-a-2005-chevy-equinox/189948 "2023-04-05T16:25:28Z")
Hello! I have been having troubles with my ABS kicking on at low (5-15mph), and sometimes relatively high speeds (40-50mph). The sensor will kick on, and make a buzzing/grinding sound when I engage the brakes, and even s… --- ## [Thefts from parked cars may be largest source of stolen guns](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thefts-from-parked-cars-may-be-largest-source-of-stolen-guns/189773)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thefts-from-parked-cars-may-be-largest-source-of-stolen-guns/189773 "2023-03-26T13:38:46Z")
Looks like they’ve taken μολων λαβε literally. --- ## [Shade tree mechanics, don't forget to put the wheel under the car for safety](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shade-tree-mechanics-dont-forget-to-put-the-wheel-under-the-car-for-safety/188307)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shade-tree-mechanics-dont-forget-to-put-the-wheel-under-the-car-for-safety/188307 "2023-01-29T02:14:23Z")
Needed to work on the front wheel well area. Not under car, no need for jack stand. Customer is hanging around and doesn’t know what a floor jack is. Much less what happens if you twist the handle. Suddenly the jack is d… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=3)