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News•by Staff•September 7, 2022

Rural Road Fatalities Surpass 85,000 in Five-Year Period

A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association examines rural road crash fatality trends and risky behaviors linked to them from 2016 to 2020.

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News•by Staff•September 7, 2022

Toyota Amps up Safety Research with Four New Projects

New projects from Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center will include an investigation on how to help predict when a driver is at risk of incapacitation or illness before it becomes an emergency behind the wheel.

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News•by Staff•September 7, 2022

California and Colorado Hit Hard by Vehicle Theft

In 2021, some 932,329 vehicles were reported stolen across the U.S. — a 6% increase over 2020. The NICB’s “2021 Hot Spots Report” examines states and areas that experienced the highest rates and volumes of thefts.

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News•by Staff•September 7, 2022

Toyota Tundra: Only Truck to Earn Top Safety Pick+

The Tundra’s ratings represent a substantial improvement over the 2021 model year and was the only large pickup truck to make the top-tier list.

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News•by Staff•September 2, 2022

Ford Issues Recall for Rear-View Camera Concern

Some 277,000 Ford pickups and Lincoln Continentals have a rear-view camera cloudiness issue and are being recalled by the automaker.

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News•by Staff•September 1, 2022

IIHS Evaluation: Auto Brake Tech Benefits Muted After Dark

Out of 23 vehicles that underwent a new nighttime test of pedestrian automatic emergency braking systems, only the superior-rated Pathfinder avoided a collision with the pedestrian dummy in both test scenarios at all test speeds.

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News•by Staff•September 1, 2022

Speeding is Key Factor in Rise of Urban Crashes

A new study from the AAA Foundation finds that nearly one-third of people who lost their lives on roads with speed limits of 25 mph or below were victims of speeding-related crashes.

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News•by Staff•September 1, 2022

Florida Kicks Off Work Zone Safety Pilot Project

The FDOT has partnered with a road management technology provider to test a new way to reduce crashes at work zones covering 12,000 miles of state roads.

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News•by News/Media Release•August 31, 2022

Samsara Reports on Customer Safety, Savings Successes

Data from a new Samsara study shows that its customers in the first year saw a 47% reduction in crashes, 47% decrease in idling, and 20%+ improvement in vehicle utilization.

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News•by Staff•August 28, 2022

2022 Fleet Safety Conference Announces Opening Keynote

Join Bruce Landsberg, vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), to explore the hot-button issues in roadway safety at the Fleet Safety Conference Nov. 9-11.

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