Football and Vehicle Safety Ratings
What can football teach us about vehicle safety ratings? The Auto Professor suggests that car buyers should have higher expectations of rating systems. Just like helmet safety, they should be [...]
Comparing Safety Ratings of Sports Cars
“Tell him, tell him” Shortly after launching our website, a retired woman expressed concern about the safety ratings of sports cars. She encouraged me to tell her husband what is the [...]
A Health Resolution: Get Your Car Safety Rating
Resolve to Keep Your Family Safer on the Road We love a good statistic at our car safety rating site The Auto Professor. But the numbers around keeping New Year’s resolutions are pretty dire. [...]
Honda CR-V vs Mazda CX-5: Comparing Compact SUV Safety Ratings
Compact SUVs are some of the hottest selling vehicles. Here’s what appeals to these buyers: The driver sits higher than a crossover or a sedan. The steering is pretty easy. The trunk (or [...]
What is the most important safety feature in a car? The Auto Professor Answers
What is the most important safety feature in a car? It depends on who you are. In 2006, my car was hit from behind twice, in three weeks. I wish those drivers had forward collision warning [...]
Tesla Safety Rating: Is the Tesla Model 3 the Superhero We Need?
Does the Tesla Safety Rating Make it a Superhero? When a superhero enters a movie screen, all our fears and anxieties suddenly disappear. We start breathing again and see the future. We know that [...]
Toyota Camry vs Honda Accord Safety Rating – Which is Safer?
We are often asked to compare two popular cars – this is our first response to a frequent comparison, the 2017 Toyota Camry versus the Honda Accord. Overall, the Camry gets a better grade, [...]
Being Cool: Coolest Cars Under 20K are Not the Safest
Kelley Blue Book recently named their 10 Coolest New Cars under $20,000. Their experts chose these vehicles to show the public that there are vehicles with “more affordable price that don’t [...]
NHTSA Car Safety Questioned as Millions Hit the Road for Memorial Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researcher says NHTSA star rating system gives public false sense of security PHOENIX – Millions of Americans will kick off summer road trips this weekend. But an auto [...]