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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2022

Jeep, VW Earn IIHS Safety Awards

The 2022 Jeep Compass gets a Top Safety Pick award. Meanwhile, two VW cars earn a Top Safety Pick+ and a Top Safety Pick award, respectively.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2022

Pilot Project Succeeds at Curbing Speeding

A trial anti-speeding project used a combination of tactics — enforcement, engineering, and public outreach — to reduce speeding on a rural road in Maryland.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2022

Inexperienced Drivers Expected to Up Risk of Crashes this Summer

The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is known as the “100 Deadliest Days” because fatalities involving teen drivers spike. Fleet drivers need to be keenly aware and practice defensive driving skills.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2022

Ford Issues Delivery Hold on Mustang Mach-E, Safety Recall Issued

Automakers continue to experience problems as they launch electric vehicles. The latest one affects nearly 50,000 Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles.

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2022

High-Visibility Enforcement Campaigns Reduce Risky Driving Behaviors

New research shows that high visibility enforcement campaigns focused on seat belt use, distracted driving, alcohol-impaired driving and speeding led to better compliance rates, a reduction in hand-held phone use, lower rates of drunk driving crashes and citations, and decreased speeds in work zones.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2022

Combatting Reckless Driving with Speed Safety Cameras

An uptick in speeding is one factor linked to the staggering 43,000 crash fatalities in 2021. Can speed safety cameras help reverse the trend?

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2022

2022 Toyota Tacoma Struggles in Passenger-Side Crash Test

While it garnered good ratings in five other crashworthiness evaluations, the 2022 Toyota Tacoma did not meet the safety standards of IIHS engineers during the passenger-side small overlap front crash test.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2022

Men Twice as Likely to be in Fatal Distracted Driving Crash

A new report from Zutobi explores distracted driving. including which states are the worst places for it and who is most prone to the risky driving behavior.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2022

Recall News: Hyundai Motor America

Hyundai recalls 281,000 Accent, Elantra, and Elantra HEVs for a seat belt pretensioner problem.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2022

NTSB Points to Flaws in NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Rating Program

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 5-Star Safety Raring Program evaluates a vehicle’s crashworthiness, but not its crash-avoidance technologies.

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