An accident on a sea safari boat trip that left a woman paralysed was caused by the use of "inappropriate" seating, marine investigators have said. The passenger was thrown from a seat at the front of ...

Ford is offering inflatable seat belts for the outboard-rear-seat passengers as a new safety equipment option on 2011 Explorers. The option will be available sometime between late April and late May, ...

To address travelers' need for a child booster seat, UK-based BubbleBum has come up with a clever solution: an inflatable seat. The BubbleBum seat is essentially a cushion that can be stored in a ...

The biggest news this past week from the automotive industry, in terms of safety innovations at least, was Ford's announcement it has completed work on the world's first inflatable seat belts – a ...

The never-ending search for improved occupant protection keeps large teams of engineers gainfully employed. At Ford, the Passive Safety Research team has come up with a breakthrough technology that is ...