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Articles•Cover Story•by Andy Lundin•July 27, 2018

Fleet Crashes Flat Year Over Year

Despite being flat, crashes are still a problem for fleets, and data reported for the 2017 calendar-year has identified some of the biggest obstacles.

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Articles•by Eric Gandarilla•July 26, 2018

How to Address Drug Use in a Fleet Policy

Drug use, and marijuana use in particular, has increased in recent years. So much so, that it has overtaken alcohol use as the leading cause of vehicle fatalities.

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News•by Staff•July 25, 2018

2018 Mazda 6 Named IIHS Top Safety Pick

The 2018 Mazda 6 midsize sedan, when equipped with optional curve-adaptive headlights, can now boast Top Safety Pick status after a solid performance in five crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS).

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News•July 25, 2018

How to Manage Drowsy Fleet Drivers

A survey of close to 150,000 adults in 19 states and the District of Columbia found that nearly 4% of respondents reported they had fallen asleep while driving at least once in the previous 30 days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Statistics•July 25, 2018

2017 Safety Statistics

Statistics covering driver accident rates for 2012-2017. In this report, we cover accidents by age of drivers, cell-phone use, seat-belt use, time of day, top five accident descriptions, accidents by day of the week, and accidents by weather type.

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News•by Staff•July 24, 2018

Red-Light-Running Fatalities Increase 17% in Four Years

As red light camera programs in communities across the nation have declined, deaths in red-light-running crashes increased from 696 in 2012 to 811 in 2016 — representing a 17% increase according to an Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) analysis.

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News•by Staff•July 24, 2018

Autonomous Vehicles Will Cause Less Accidents with Costlier Repairs, Insurer Says

The adoption of autonomous driving technology will lead to fewer accidents, but the collisions that do occur will likely result in costlier repairs and raise difficult questions relating to driver and manufacturer liability, victim compensation and data collection, The Travelers Institute argues in a new whitepaper.

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News•by Staff•July 24, 2018

BMW X2's Head Restraint System Keeps it From IIHS Award

While BMW's 2018 X2 compact luxury crossover scored top ratings in five of six rigorous crashworthiness tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway (IIHS) safety, it failed to capture an IIHS award due to earning only an acceptable rating in the head-restraint test.

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News•by Staff•July 24, 2018

Ford Investing $4B in Autonomous Vehicles

Ford Motor Co. has established a new self-driving-vehicle business unit, and will invest $4 billion through 2023 to better organize and accelerate its efforts to commercialize autonomous vehicles, Ford has announced.

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News•by Staff•July 23, 2018

2018 Toyota C-HR Garners Good Safety Rating

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave the 2018 Toyota C-HR good ratings across the board, after a solid performance in six rigorous crashworthiness tests.

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