Same goes for passenger car bumpers, which have evolved ... high-density energy-absorbing foam and (3) a metal bumper beam underneath. This setup helps minimize damage in low-speed bumps while ...

OK. Merry-Go-Round? Sure. Throw-the-ball-and-dunk-the-lady? Well, I suppose. But bumper cars as early driver training for your young and impressionable kids, or mine? I don’t think so.

That’s the eternal question when it comes to parking. How much space should you leave between the front of your car and the rear bumper of the car parked ahead? How much between your rear and ...

And it’s the most fun I’ve had in ages. Now I understand why the ice bumper cars at Pierce County’s Sprinker Recreation Center have to be booked at least two to three weeks out this time of ...