Health and Safety

The Teen Driving Chronicles, Part 2

The Teen Driving Chronicles, Part 2

May 15, 2013: In part 2 of our driver education and parental retraining series, Steven and Simon’s kids progress in their path to driver-hood. Read Article

Weird and Wacky Recalls

Weird and Wacky Recalls

May 8, 2013: Recalls can be a life-or-death matter but some automaker blunders are so bizarre that we can’t help but shake our heads and wonder what they were thinking. Read Article

Clek Foonf convertible car seat

Clek Foonf convertible car seat

April 30, 2013: The Clek Foonf feature revolutionary construction that you will not want to use, but design that you’ll be proud of. Read Article

The Teen Driving Chronicles, Part 1

The Teen Driving Chronicles, Part 1

April 24, 2013: Two of our contributors are teaching their teenagers to drive, and, well, who doesn’t love watching a good horror show? Read Article

I Can't See Clearly Now

I Can't See Clearly Now

February 25, 2013: Can you spot the children? Through the ever widening A-pillars in newer vehicles, even author Simon Hill has trouble seeing clearly. Read Article

Child Car-Seat Installation Clinics

Child Car-Seat Installation Clinics

May 9, 2012: Jonathan Yarkony gets schooled on child car seat installation. Read Article

Mini winter driver training

Mini winter driver training

March 6, 2012: This course uses a variety of fun exercises in a rally-like environment - employing rally racing manoeuvres, says Grant Yoxon. Read Article

Drinking and driving alternatives

Drinking and driving alternatives

December 23, 2011: Merry Christmas from Autos.ca! If you're enjoying holiday cheer, we offer some driving alternatives to get you home safely. Read Article

Sharing the road - cars versus bikes

Sharing the road - cars versus bikes

July 5, 2011: In a feisty discussion during the CAA’s first Changing Lanes Conference in Vancouver, cyclists and motorists faced off about sharing the road. Read Article

In-car alcohol detection system

March 29, 2011: By Jil McIntosh There are public service campaigns, there are companies that take your car home from the bar, there are stiff fines and vehicle seizures, and yet people still regularly drink too much and then get behind the wheel. Impaired driving remains a serious problem because it’s very difficult to stop drivers from getting into their cars, and many are caught only after th... Read Article

Sensible (and sometimes free) alternatives to drin...

Sensible (and sometimes free) alternatives to drin...

December 23, 2010: It may seem convenient to drive home after drinking, but it only takes a split second to ruin a life. The staff of www.Autos.ca wishes you a safe and happy holiday season and offers some tips on getting home safely. Read Article

Mercedes’ Automated Driving system

Mercedes’ Automated Driving system

July 20, 2010: To avoid potential injuries to test drivers, Mercedes has developed driverless cars with an automated driving system that controls the steering, accelerator, and brakes, reports contributor Brian Early. "And it can do it with up to five cars si... Read Article

Preventing crash-related trauma

June 8, 2010: Join Autos's Facebook group Follow Autos on Twitter By Jil McIntosh Of all the injuries possible in a car crash, those to the spinal cord or brain must surely rate among the worst. One moment, everything is fine, but in a split second, you could be left paralyzed or with permanent brain damage. And what makes it even heartbreaking is that, in many if not most cases, the injury... Read Article