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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2022

Size Matters: Study Explores Vehicle Turning Crashes with Pedestrians

Turning crashes accounted for more than 900 of approximately 5,800 fatal pedestrian crashes at or near U.S. intersections from 2014 to 2018. A new study finds turning SUVs, vans, and pickups pose a greater risk to walkers.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2022

Crash Fatalities a Concern for St. Patrick’s Day

From 2016 to 2020, 287 people lost their lives in drunk-driving collisions during the St. Patrick’s Day period.

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Newsby Marianne MatthewsFebruary 18, 2022

Pandemic Creates a Nation of Hostile Drivers, Increased Fatalities

COVID-19 left Americans angry and frustrated. The result on the roadways is staggering — per capita vehicle deaths rose 17.5% from the summer of 2019 to the summer of 2021.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2022

Post-Accident Strategies for Fleet Drivers

Some 6 million crashes occur on U.S. roadways every year and fleet drivers are at higher risk as they are behind the wheel more often.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2022

Nation’s Top Safety Investigator Calls Out DOT for Misleading Crash Stat

Safety advocates refute that 94% of serious crashes are due to human error.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2021

2019 Collision Investigation Highlights Continued Dangers of Distracted Driving

A National Transportation Safety Board investigation finds driver distraction to be the primary culprit in a crash that led the driver to speed, veer into another lane, and kill two people.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2021

Newer, Safer Cars Could Save Older Drivers’ Lives

Crash fatalities could be reduced by 3% for drivers 70 and older and 5% for drivers 80 and older if they drove vehicles with the same safety profile as their middle-aged counterparts.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2021

PreAct Technologies Developing Near-Field Technology to Predict Imminent Crashes, Reduce Fatalities

A reliable, high-speed detection, near-field sensing and perception system that will enable the world’s first mass production, pre-crash airbags and other safety countermeasures is on the horizon.

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Newsby StaffNovember 15, 2021

11% of Drivers Confess to Extreme Speeding During Darkest Days of Pandemic

A new survey shows nearly 50% of motorists deem themselves “good drivers” and believe they can drive safely even at higher speeds.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJuly 5, 2021

Uptick in Staged Accidents Target Commercial Vehicles

The COVID pandemic has created a spike in fraudulent claims targeting vocational trucks by instigating staged accidents, which involves maneuvering an unsuspecting employee driver into an intentional crash in order to make a false insurance claim or to file a lawsuit against the company if it is self-insured.

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