The auto industry may force drivers to buckle-up before their car will start as automaker's consider reviving interlock seat belts. WASHINGTON, US - Seat belts remain the single most successful ...

An unpopular safety technology which first appeared in vehicles in the 1970s—and was quickly nixed—could be effective in improving seat belt use if reintroduced, according to the Insurance Institute ...

Threatening ad campaigns and steep fines aren’t enough to keep drivers belted to their seats. At least not enough to satisfy federal regulators, who are considering mandating ignition interlocks to ...

General Motors is doing the right thing here, and deserves a hearty round of applause for it. The company's new "Buckle To Drive" seatbelt interlock system will prevent any vehicle from shifting out ...

WASHINGTON -- Four decades after a failed push to outfit cars and light trucks with devices that force drivers to buckle up, regulators and the auto industry are giving interlocks another chance. The ...

Considering the zeal with which they've been recalling old and new cars to fix various issues, I think it's fair to say General Motors' renewed focus on safety has been more than just talk. Now ...

Last month’s column introduced the concept of an interlock. An interlock is a dependency between two processes. Process 2 cannot operate unless Process 1 is in a certain state. For example, if a ...