Stopping vehicles as quick as possible in an emergency is important but many factors affect this. The driver's reactions and the road and vehicle conditions play a part, as well as mass and speed. The ...

There are big differences between the best and worst new cars’ brakes, says Which? Car, after measuring the average distance new cars took to stop from 62mph. In the supermini category, the Volkswagen ...

Safety is a paramount concern for many shoppers in choosing their next vehicle, based on our car-buying surveys. Beyond crash test results and advanced safety systems, there is a vital element that ...

Michelin and Brembo have pooled their talents in the area of artificial intelligence and other smart technologies to help make vehicles safer, especially when it comes to reducing braking distances.

Coming up: another “non-event” for brakes? That’s what Phase Two of new federal stopping-distance requirements will be for truck operators, according to people we talked with. Stronger, ...

When it comes to braking distances, you might think that the lighter the car, the better. However, when you have a lot of power under the hood, it's not that easy to come to a quick stop. We scoured ...

Psychology researchers reveals that mobile telephone conversations impair drivers' visual attention to such a degree that it can add over 5 meters to the braking distance of a car traveling at 60 ...