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 ...

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, ...

Learn how tire traction and braking work together to improve safety, grip, and stopping performance in dry, wet, snow, and ice conditions.

Discussions around the latest high-performance car, be it of the electric, pony, sports, super, or hyper variety, tend to focus on the 0 to 60 mph time. Lately, this all-important metric has seen ...

As automakers chase greater fuel-economy gains for their hybrid models, some may be sacrificing braking distance in favor of squeezing out a few extra miles per gallon, Consumer Reports has found.

On snow and ice, compound and tread decide stopping distance. Fit four winter tires, hunt the 3PMSF mark, and give yourself real room to brake. Winter tires provide safer grip on snow and ice than all ...

This story appears in the July 2 print edition of Transport Topics. While shorter stopping distances mandated last year by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration prompted the introduction ...

The average reaction time is three-quarters of a second. Reaction time is how long it takes to move your foot from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal in response to a situation. Reaction times ...