• Swedish Car
    Three-Point Safety Belt, Happy Birthday

    At Saab, Bohlin had concentrated his effort on ejecting pilots, getting them out of danger, moving them as quickly as possible. At Volvo, he would be doing exactly the opposite: keeping drivers in place. Nils Bohlin was an engineer at Saab, designing airplane catapults for pilots, when Volvo hired him to work on cars. By […]

  • Automotive News
    The Huge Sprint Car Crash Has to Be Seen to Be Believed

     Austin Williams, a 25-year-old driver racing at Perris Speedway walked away from the huge crash you see above unharmed. A small, tubed-framed sprint car doesn’t look like the safest thing in the world, but they’re a lot more sturdy than you think. Don’t believe me? This crash happened this past Saturday during a qualifying lap, […]

  • Auto Tech
    How to Survive Getting Swept Away in Your Car by Flash Flood

    The number one rule when you encounter any water crossing the road is to turn around. It might look like a little bit of water that’d be easy to ford, but underestimating the depth of the water and strength of the current has cost many people their lives. According to the American Red Cross, most cars are swept away […]