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Newsby StaffJuly 4, 2019

Crashes Rank as Second-Leading Cause of Preventable Deaths

Motor vehicle crashes ranked as the second-leading cause of unintentional, preventable deaths nationwide in 2017, according to the National Safety Council's annual report.

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Newsby StaffJuly 3, 2019

Fourth of July Vehicle Thefts Average About 2,000

From 2014 through 2017, an average of more than 2,000 vehicles were stolen on the Fourth of July holiday each year, which ranks the holiday in the middle of the list of highest-risk holidays for vehicle thefts, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

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Newsby StaffJuly 3, 2019

2020 Kia Soul Captures Top Safety Pick+

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has given its top safety award to the redesigned 2020 Kia Soul, when the small car is outfitted with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights.

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Newsby StaffJuly 3, 2019

Auto Theft Hot Spots Ranked for 2018

While vehicle thefts in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, metropolitan statistical area (MSA) have dropped 28% since 2016, the city continues to have the highest per capita rate of vehicle theft in the nation, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau's 2018 Hot Spots report.

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Newsby StaffJuly 3, 2019

Icelandic Car Rental Group Creates Tourist Safety Test

The Hertz location in Reykjavík is piloting a program meant to increase road safety.

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NewsJuly 2, 2019

AV, Auto OEMs Define 12 Guiding Safety Principles for Safe Autonomous Driving

The paper aims to provide a framework for the design, development, verification, and validation of safe automated passenger vehicles (AVs).

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Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2019

Newark: Riskiest Driving City Over Fourth of July

Newark, N.J., roadways were found to be 53% riskier than any other U.S. city between July 3 and July 5, 2018, based on commercial fleet data collected by Lytx, a provider of video telematics and analytics.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2019

Verizon Connect Lists 10 Risky Driving States

Verizon Connect has identified the 10 most risky and 10 safest states for driving sources from federal statistics and telematics data from its fleet customers.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2019

Average Age of U.S. Vehicles Continues to Rise

The average age of light vehicles in operation in the U.S. has risen again this year to 11.8 years, according to new research from IHS Markit.

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Articlesby Marianne MatthewsJune 27, 2019

How to Safely Execute a U-Turn

All too often, motorists make a hasty decision to make a U-turn at the wrong place and in the incorrect manner. This can lead to collisions and even fatalities.

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