We’ve all been brake-checked at one time or another. Brake checking refers to the notion that a car ahead of you will pump on its brakes to try and send you a signal. Presumably, the signal primarily ...

When I was in high school, my car brakes gave out on me while driving down a hill. My memories of the incident are hazy—I remember it as a few seconds that stretched on forever: frantically stomping ...

Tailgating continues to be a common cause of road traffic accidents and can lead to severe injuries or fatalities, but driving instructor Annie Winterburn has shared a simple technique to handle it sa ...

Car enthusiasts know that power means nothing without control—and that control starts with your brakes. Yet even the most careful drivers might be guilty of habits that slowly destroy their braking ...

Is it possible to drive with a parking brake on? I was driving, and then all of a sudden my brakes failed (I was going about 50 mph). I swerved off the road and went into a ditch. If I had ...

There are more than 48 million drivers over the age of 65 on the roads. Most are fine and fit to drive. But often, when families gather for the holidays, people notice changes in loved ones that make ...

The Uber self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian two months ago in Tempe, Ariz., took note of the victim with its sensors, but its software did not engage the car's brakes to prevent ...

Rear drum brakes still show up on modern cars not because automakers are nostalgic, but because they’re cheap, durable, and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A teen driving safety program is making its way to West Michigan this weekend. The Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe program, or BRAKES, will be hosting a driving ...