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Safety Stats Dash cams- December 14, 2022 1008
Simply put, visibility is kind of our thing here at RVS and it’s critical to road safety.
So when it comes to buying a new/used vehicle, we sincerely hope that it factors into your decision-making.
Though most, if not all of these vehicles are now equipped with some sort of visual video aid for parking or reversing (like backup cameras or sensors), their designs hinder visibility when it comes to seeing blind spots and operating safely on the road.
These are the 5 worst cars when it comes to visibility:
Nissan Murano
- Super sleek with a super sloped roof helps to reduce rear window visibility...
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News Featured Stories News Releases Safety Stats- June 01, 2022 546
Recently Ford had a recall of around 350,000 vehicles for being susceptible to catching fire under the hoods, 310,00 trucks with defective airbags, and 464 electric Mustang Mach-E SUVs with software malfunctions.
As far-reaching as that sounds, it pales in comparison to some of the more notorious recalls in automaker history–some of which took many lives.
Here are four of the worst in history:
Ford, Firestone, and Failing Tires
In 2000, Firestone recalled 14.4 million tires on Ford vehicles after an investigation revealed almost a whole decade of thread separation and blowouts. This recall came...
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News Featured Stories News Releases- February 16, 2022 66
It’s been approximately 3 weeks since Canada mandated vaccines for truckers crossing the border, and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight to the backlash.* In fact, many theorize that the blockades and protests will grow.
If continued, these protests can cascade into problems that will hit close to home for many Americans:
- Manufacturing Job Cuts/Reduced Capacities
The focal point of the protests, Ambassador Bridge, is responsible for roughly 1/3rd of America’s auto industry supplies. Car plants, including some of Toyota’s and GM’s, have already been cutting back on shifts since the protests...
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News Featured Stories News Releases- November 17, 2021 120
This list of car models with the most accidents won’t come as a surprise to many adults, especially parents with teen drivers.
While it doesn’t cover the deadlier aspect of car crashes, it certainly highlights the danger that comes with certain demographics being behind the wheel and what kind of sporty, compact, and (sometimes) fast cars they tend to favor.
Thanks to insurance company data, we can see which of these models are making up the majority of accident reports in 2021:
- Subaru Impreza
Though it’s the most affordable model on this list with the highest overall safety ratings and safety...
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News Featured Stories News Releases Safety Stats- September 01, 2021 4363
We know it’s a completely biased statement coming from us, but we’ll reiterate it every chance we get: visibility is vital, and we hang our hat on improving it whenever possible!
Although safety systems were recently made standard by most makers, many vehicles feature overly thick pillars, small windows, bad sightlines, and/or high dashboards--the main offenders when it comes to hindering visibility. Here are a few:
Porsche Boxster
In the land of compact roadsters, the Boxster makes drivers of all heights struggle with visibility, as the roof hinders sight when it isn't in convertible mode...
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News Featured Stories- August 23, 2017 145
We have seen some interesting vehicle patents lately. Remember the Google Waymo "flypaper" to prevent secondary impact? Last week the company patented tech that would allow a vehicle to soften in the event of a collision with a pedestrian. Now Toyota is getting into the mix with a transparent A-pillar patent.
Safety Tech
Traditionally A-Pillars create interfere with views during tight turns, a dangerous problem addressed in the patent, "Apparatuses and Methods for making an Object Appear Transparent." The technology uses mirrors to bend the image around the pillar. Read more here. This technology...
