Safety & Accident

WASHINGTON - Two out of every five drivers (41 percent) admit to having fallen asleep at the wheel at some point, with one in ten saying they've done so in the past year, according to a new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study.

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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA - The J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Initial Quality Study found domestic auto brands, as a whole, have demonstrated higher initial quality than import brands for the first time.

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IRVINE, CA - Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame, suggests a new study by University of California Irvine neuroscientists.

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BLACKSBURG, VA - Truck and heavy-vehicle drivers who text-message while driving are 23.2 times more likely to be involved in a crash or near-crash as non-distracted motorists, according to new research conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.

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PALOS VERDES, CA – Fleet vehicles, trailers, construction equipment and mobile workers account for about 3.6 million GPS and wireless devices used in the U.S., according to a study by C.J. Driscoll & Associates.

Tags: GPS, mobile resource management, MRM, study, wireless services

NEW YORK – Younger and older Americans use GPS devices differently, according to a recent online survey of U.S. consumers conducted by ABI Research.

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