Articles about Car Accident

Executive order imposing stiffer penalties being readied by Malacañang

Enough is enough.President Rodrigo Duterte is fed up with the series of fatal accidents happening in remote parts of the country. A recent deplorable incident involved a cargo truck that fell into a deep ravine in Surallah, South Cotabato, killing 21

It might come as no surprise

You might have seen our recent story on the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's (MMDA) Metro Manila Accident Reporting and Analysis (MMARAS) 2018 report, which showed how dangerous Metro Manila's roads were last year. If you haven't, you can check

Thankfully, there’s good news, too

We finally have a clear picture of just how dangerous Metro Manila's roads were in 2018.According to data from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's (MMDA) Metro Manila Accident Reporting and Analysis System (MMARAS), the Philippine capital averaged slightly over

We need more of these people in the world

Whenever we read about tricycles in the news these days, it usually comes with negative associations. Reckless trike drivers, slow three-wheelers impeding traffic on national highways, and rusty contraptions overloaded with passengers. You name it.But a recent story posted by

Is anyone automatically at fault?

If a car and a motorcycle figure in an accident, is the driver of the larger vehicle automatically accountable, even if the rider is clearly at fault?The driver of the larger vehicle is not automatically at fault or accountable to the

A 2015 model included in a safety recall

The Hollywood community is still shaken over the death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin, who lost his life in a freak accident involving his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. He was 27 years old.Yelchin--who played USS Enterprise crew member Pavel

How to rescue passengers inside

Despite what you see in the movies, cars usually do not explode after an accident. Dropping a match into liquid gasoline won't ignite it right away, although gas fumes catch fire easily enough. It often takes a roaring fire to light

According to a tiremaker's study

Based on research conducted by tiremaker Continental, driver error remains the biggest cause of accidents. In the study, seven out of 10 Brits confessed that their poor driving contributes to road rage, and this often leads to mistakes behind the wheel.This

By posting an open letter on Facebook

Most of us form a very special and intimate bond with our car via happy, memorable motoring activities. The first time we fetched the love of our life, for instance. That epic drive up to Baguio. The time we rushed the wife

Involving a Mazda 2 sedan

Let's face it: No matter how passionately most corporate executives profess that they look after the interests of their customers, the truth is that most of them can't even be bothered to miss a movie date to read a lengthy

Sadly, none of the locally available ones passed

The United States' Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has just released its findings for its small overlap front-crash tests for nine midsize SUVs, and it seems we're on the unlucky side as neither one of the models sold in the

Combination of unsafe speed and old tires

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has officially released its report on the car crash that claimed the lives of Paul Walker and his Always Evolving tuning company partner Roger Rodas, saying that "the cause of the fatal solo-vehicle collision

And he neither had drugs nor alcohol in his system

Earlier today, we shared the findings of the Los Angeles County Coroner\'s Office on the death of Paul Walker. Well, we\'ve just read the agency\'s report on Roger Rodas\'s death, and his injuries were much worse than Walker\'

Porsche Carrera GT was going over 160kph

The Los Angeles County Coroner\'s Office has released its findings on the accident that killed The Fast & The Furious star Paul Walker and his Always Evolving (tuning company) business partner Roger Rodas.According to the agency, the red Porsche Carrera GT

An eclectic bunch of automobiles

Paul Walker may have been a big fan of Nissan\'s fabled GT-R nameplate in the Fast & Furious movie franchise, but according to YouTube channel The Smoking Tire, Walker was seriously interested in a lot of different cars, including American muscle.

It\'s okay to shed a tear

If you haven\'t heard or read the news, The Fast & The Furious star Paul Walker--together with Roger Rodas, the owner of the Always Evolving high-performance tuning shop Walker was an investor of--died in a car crash last weekend.

See the picture

The photo above, apparently, is the last known image taken of Paul Walker alive, and it has gone viral on social media. This image is said to have been captured moments before the actor went on a star-crossed joyride in the

\'Fast & Furious\' star Paul Walker dies in car crash

Hollywood actor Paul Walker, who achieved worldwide fame playing the role of Brian O\'Conner in the Fast & Furious movie series, reportedly died in a car crash in Santa Clarita, California, on November 30. The announcement was confirmed by his official Facebook

Competing for Citroen Racing

With a return to Formula 1 now looking like a faraway dream after being out of the sport for three seasons, Robert Kubica is now stepping up to the World Rally Championship in a Citroen DS3 RRC for the final round of

Son of Columbian Autocar boss Pepito Alvarez

Jose Roa Alvarez, more popularly known by his nickname Jim, passed away Thursday midnight when the BMW 5-Series GT he was driving reportedly crashed into the center island of Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City (near Katips). Initial accounts indicated he was