# Safety **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=4 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [Why does a motor home front tire blowout cause loss of control?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-a-motor-home-front-tire-blowout-cause-loss-of-control/181397)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-a-motor-home-front-tire-blowout-cause-loss-of-control/181397 "2021-12-23T20:31:21Z")
Is the issue that the blowout causes the wheel to suddenly turn to one side, and the driver is unable to keep the wheel pointed the right way? Or does it cause some other issue like drag? I can see how the smaller wheel… --- ## [Bent cross post](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-cross-post/181305)
**Author:** [@butlersanj\_178612](https://community.cartalk.com/u/butlersanj_178612)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bent-cross-post/181305 "2021-12-19T17:08:07Z")
I hit a deer last night at less than 25 mph. Did some mostly front end cosmetic damage, however, the collision shop I took the vibe to pointed out that my cross post is now bent. (The metal bar in front of the radiator).… --- ## ['A New Tesla Safety Concern: Drivers Can Play Video Games in Moving Cars'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-new-tesla-safety-concern-drivers-can-play-video-games-in-moving-cars/181148)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-new-tesla-safety-concern-drivers-can-play-video-games-in-moving-cars/181148 "2021-12-08T01:26:51Z")
'Not long after buying a Tesla Model 3 this summer, Vince Patton saw a YouTube clip - https://youtu.be/7ZZjF6ZUKCc - highlighting a feature that took him by surprise: three video games that can be played on the large t… --- ## [Kudos to Mazda](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kudos-to-mazda/180346)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 5:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kudos-to-mazda/180346 "2021-11-22T05:04:06Z")
In the IIHS’s latest side impact test of small SUVs, Mazda’s model was the only one to receive a “good” rating. Nine others were “acceptable”, eight more were “marginal”, and two were “poor”. Surprisingly, one of the … --- ## [How important is safety to the average person?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-important-is-safety-to-the-average-person/180547)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-important-is-safety-to-the-average-person/180547 "2021-11-18T03:41:25Z")
As for me, I don’t go overboard but the idea of driving around on non divided roads in a sub compact or ever compact car just isn’t something I would want to do. On 2 lane highways it’s especially scary. But then again I… --- ## [Frame Rust Opinion](https://community.cartalk.com/t/frame-rust-opinion/162078)
**Author:** [@Robbie\_Payne](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robbie_Payne)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 8:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/frame-rust-opinion/162078 "2021-11-12T08:20:40Z")
Hey CarTalkers! Need some input on what is clearly pretty serious frame rust damage on my 2006 F150. Looking for input on the safety aspects concerning driving this truck. --- ## [Judge Judy gets a vehicle/bicycle collision right!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/judge-judy-gets-a-vehicle-bicycle-collision-right/89060)
**Author:** [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/judge-judy-gets-a-vehicle-bicycle-collision-right/89060 "2021-11-07T13:26:31Z")
While Judge Judy sometimes displays ignorance of traffic laws especially if it involves a cyclist or pedestrian she made the correct decision this time. A cyclist crossing an intersection was struck by a car. The driver … --- ## [What to do in a skid](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-do-in-a-skid/173983)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-do-in-a-skid/173983 "2021-10-14T16:32:36Z")
That safety course told me to steer the way I want to go in a skid. I always learned to turn into the skid so as to recover control. I’ve steered the way I wanted to go and ended up sideways, learned to turn very slowl… --- ## [We're driving less but accidenting more!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/were-driving-less-but-accidenting-more/178318)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/were-driving-less-but-accidenting-more/178318 "2021-10-06T15:16:54Z")
'While Americans drove less in 2020 due to the pandemic, NHTSA's early estimates show that an estimated 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes - the largest projected number of fatalities since 2007. This re… --- ## [Revenge of the self-driving car!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/revenge-of-the-self-driving-car/179754)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/revenge-of-the-self-driving-car/179754 "2021-10-04T23:43:26Z")
‘Woman killed by her own vehicle in ABQ’ '"It appears she attempted to exit her vehicle while the vehicle was in neutral," Gallegos said, adding that, "the vehicle started to move backwards, knocking her to the ground … --- ## [Tesla troubles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tesla-troubles/178770)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tesla-troubles/178770 "2021-08-17T00:26:02Z")
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that since January 2018 it had identified 11 crashes in which Tesla models ‘have encountered first responder scenes and subsequently struck one or more veh… --- ## ['Snapchat Ends "Speed Filter" That Critics Say Encouraged Reckless Driving'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/snapchat-ends-speed-filter-that-critics-say-encouraged-reckless-driving/177530)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/snapchat-ends-speed-filter-that-critics-say-encouraged-reckless-driving/177530 "2021-06-18T13:40:56Z")
Snapchat Ends 'Speed Filter' That Critics Say Encouraged Reckless Driving : NPR ! Kids brag they’ll do 100, use SnapChat to prove it. Remember ‘Let’s not and say we did’? Now it’s ‘pix or it didn’t happen.’ --- ## [Driving while shooting!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-while-shooting/177126)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-while-shooting/177126 "2021-06-08T10:37:16Z")
‘A man died after deputies say he shot himself accidentally while driving Wednesday night in Southwest Albuquerque.’ ‘around 8:30 p.m. the man and a woman were traveling south on Coors, near Dennis Chavez, when the man … --- ## [National Secure Your Load Day](https://community.cartalk.com/t/national-secure-your-load-day/177293)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/national-secure-your-load-day/177293 "2021-06-07T18:02:35Z")
June 6 was National Secure Your Load Day! I didn’t find out until midnight, too late to celebrate. I couldn’t find any cards at the Hallmark display. I’ll carry some ropes and tarps, offer to help the next loser dri… --- ## [Who was driving?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/who-was-driving/176225)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/who-was-driving/176225 "2021-05-14T03:28:20Z")
At this point, it looks like nobody was sitting behind the wheel prior to this horrific crash: --- ## [If you own a 2013-2015 Accord](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-own-a-2013-2015-accord/176729)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-own-a-2013-2015-accord/176729 "2021-05-11T13:52:33Z")
… you should be aware of this situation. No recall yet, but… --- ## [Are LED headlights ethical?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-led-headlights-ethical/175670)
**Author:** [@Burger1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Burger1)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-led-headlights-ethical/175670 "2021-03-19T19:38:29Z")
I have horrible eyes, thick glasses and the worst night vision I can’t even describe. I rode in my son’s car with his cheap ebay LED headlights and I could see EVERYTHING. I want to equip my van with LED headlights but … --- ## [James Ridgeway](https://community.cartalk.com/t/james-ridgeway/175011)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 9:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/james-ridgeway/175011 "2021-02-16T09:00:21Z")
'Mr. Ridgeway first rose to national prominence after writing “Car Design and Public Safety” for The New Republic in 1964, documenting a rising tide of deaths and injuries from crashes in flawed American cars. His ma… --- ## [Safety course recommendation](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safety-course-recommendation/173949)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safety-course-recommendation/173949 "2021-01-20T02:07:27Z")
My insurer, GEICO, gives me a discount if I take an on-line safety course every 3 years. The price dropped from $20 in 2018 to $12.50 this year. I like National’s better than American’s: it’s higher-quality production … --- ## [Henry Ford II on seat belts](https://community.cartalk.com/t/henry-ford-ii-on-seat-belts/171387)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/henry-ford-ii-on-seat-belts/171387 "2020-12-22T20:27:35Z")
'Mr. Boyd \[Alan S. Boyd, Nation's First Transportation Chief\], who retired in 1993, returned to Washington in 2017 for a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Department of Transportation. He told a crowd of 500 dig… --- ## [McGyvering your headlights](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mcgyvering-your-headlights/173270)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mcgyvering-your-headlights/173270 "2020-12-15T02:01:56Z")
'A Washington State Patrol officer pulled over a motorist on I-90 near North Bend on Nov. 30 after noticing the vehicle's "super dim" headlights, patrol spokesman Rick Johnson told CNN. Closer inspection revealed the unn… --- ## [Variable volume crossing warning](https://community.cartalk.com/t/variable-volume-crossing-warning/173200)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/variable-volume-crossing-warning/173200 "2020-12-13T03:21:33Z")
I was waiting to cross Rio Bravo at the I-25 interchange (on the shared-use trail). I pressed the button, a synthesized voice said, ‘Wait! Wait!’, then it beeped secondly until I got a green light. The beep’s volume vari… --- ## [The Tesla that exploded](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-tesla-that-exploded/172730)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-tesla-that-exploded/172730 "2020-11-29T02:24:20Z")
Police in Corvallis, Oregon, said Dylan Milota was high on marijuana when he crashed the 2019 Tesla S he was driving at more than 100 mph into a utility pole on Nov. 17, breaking the pole and spraying hundreds of small b… --- ## ['Do not let moose lick your car.'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-not-let-moose-lick-your-car/172639)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-not-let-moose-lick-your-car/172639 "2020-11-28T00:12:08Z")
--- ## [SRS light on 2005 Honda Pilot](https://community.cartalk.com/t/srs-light-on-2005-honda-pilot/171603)
**Author:** [@Rdel66](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rdel66)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/srs-light-on-2005-honda-pilot/171603 "2020-10-27T01:33:50Z")
I had an accident and the SRS light turned on after that… Can anybody help me with? How can I reset the SRS light if my system is working well…? --- ## [06 Chevy Aveo traveling 2000 miles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/06-chevy-aveo-traveling-2000-miles/170218)
**Author:** [@Twobitsandpepper5\_170923](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Twobitsandpepper5_170923)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/06-chevy-aveo-traveling-2000-miles/170218 "2020-09-22T14:49:52Z")
Hi! So I have an 06 Chevy Aveo. It has had some problems but they’ve been fixed with new products (wheel bearings, shift release, leaking break, dull break pads) it due for an oil change and a new set of tires which wou… --- ## [Ran Over Object on Highway](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ran-over-object-on-highway/169670)
**Author:** [@MKED](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MKED)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ran-over-object-on-highway/169670 "2020-09-07T12:03:59Z")
So I just go this 2020 Honda Civic about two months ago. Tonight I ran over a fairly large object in the middle of a ramp going onto the highway going probably about 45 or 50 mph. It was dark and the object was black, po… --- ## [Fast Driving](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fast-driving/168457)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fast-driving/168457 "2020-08-11T18:53:01Z")
Have you noticed fast driving on highways near you? I haven’t, but I’m not on highways much, and certainly not at rush hour. An opinion piece on the editorial page of the Baltimore Sun today documents this at one local … --- ## [Front braking sticks in hot weather](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-braking-sticks-in-hot-weather/166567)
**Author:** [@Jeremiah-16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeremiah-16)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-braking-sticks-in-hot-weather/166567 "2020-06-30T13:17:25Z")
I have a '99 Dodge Dakota Manual Transmission with sticky brake issue. Only in Summer, when I start the car and begin moving I can hear what sounds like a click and the brakes release. Then as I drive and am braking more… --- ## ['How we can help prevent children from dying in hot cars'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-we-can-help-prevent-children-from-dying-in-hot-cars/146717)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-we-can-help-prevent-children-from-dying-in-hot-cars/146717 "2020-06-25T21:12:35Z")
'The Hot Cars Act, introduced in the House by Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), would require all new passenger cars to be "equipped with a child safety alert system." The bill mandates a "distinct auditory and visual alert to not… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=3) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=5)