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IIHS study finds simple centerline hardening can make left turns safer for pedestrians

Green Car Congress

the infrastructure changes reduced the number of times drivers had to swerve or brake suddenly or pedestrians had to dodge out of the way by 70%, said IIHS Senior Research Transportation Engineer Wen Hu, the author of the paper. Pedestrian fatalities rose 53% from 2009 to 2018 and now account for 17% of traffic deaths nationwide.

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The NTSB Wants More Speed-Limiting Tech in New Vehicles

The Truth About Cars

The crash was caused by a driver traveling 103 mph in a 2018 Dodge Challenger. The NTSB asked 17 automakers to add anti-speeding tech to new vehicles going forward, following an extremely deadly crash in Las Vegas last year that left nine people dead.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium

Clean Fleet Report

In April 2018 Ford announced all its sedans and coupes would be going away by 2020, except for oneā€“the iconic Mustang. In 240 miles driving around Southern California we averaged 23 mpg, but in a 100-mile run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we averaged 31.2 Zero-to-60 mph times were right around 5.0

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Jeep unveils its first three battery-electric SUVs

Charged EVs

The Recon, in fact, was designed by the same team that produced the latest Wrangler, launched for 2018. It is projected to deliver 600 horsepower (450 kilowatts) and accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in roughly 3.5 From 1995 to 2014, the Avenger name was also used in North America on Dodge mid-size coupes and sedans.

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