Investigative Insights
Why NHTSA Matters
In the February issue of Traffic Injury Prevention, David C. Viano, its chief editor, published a doge’s dream: a road map to reroute the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) back a quarter of a century into the past (Budget cuts at NHTSA: programs to cease and areas to cut). Cut the whole budget by […]
Kia’s Recall to Address Rollaways in Half a Million SUVs Highlights Several Significant Trends with the Addition of Auto-Applied EPBs.
In March 2024, Kia announced that it was recalling nearly a half a million 2020-2024 Telluride SUVs because the intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft may not be fully engaged. The company said that over time partial engagement of the shaft can damage the splines and allow the vehicle to roll with the transmission in […]
Celebrating David Biss, Automotive Safety Pioneer, Advocate, and All-Around Good Guy
The automotive safety community is remembering David James Biss as a researcher, safety advocate, a crashworthiness and occupant protection expert, whose analyses made significant contributions to outing defective designs, and a kind and gentle man. Biss passed away on Feb. 15, at age 79, of complications from multiple myeloma. Over a wide-ranging, half-century career, Biss […]