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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2022

Pedestrian Crash Avoidance Systems Fail to Reduce Crashes After Dark

A new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds that pedestrian automatic emergency braking systems are much less effective in the dark, where 75% of fatal pedestrian crashes happen.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2022

31,720 Estimated U.S. Roadway Fatalities in First Nine Months of 2021

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released the latest collision fatality figures, and the projection is the highest number during the first nine months of any year since 2006.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2022

Roadway Safety Strategy Addresses Rise in Roadway Fatalities

The new National Roadway Safety Strategy will use a five-pronged model to address safety: safer people, safer roads, safer vehicles, safer speeds, and post-crash care.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2022

Snowy Vermont Has Lowest Winter Driving Collision Fatality Rate

A new ranking by Teletrac Navman finds that nine out of 10 of the top states with the highest winter driving collision fatality rates are southern or warm weather states.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2022

The Pothole Problem: Road Solutions and Driver Safety Strategies

Integrated Roadways, a smart infrastructure technology provider, has a solution to address potholes. Meanwhile, experts offer advice to drivers on how to navigate the pothole problem.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2021

Risky Driving Behaviors Linked to Rising Insurance Rates

A new report from Insurify finds that insurance rates went up in 2021, not only for drivers who received at least one ticket for a moving violation, but across the board.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2021

798 Roadway Fatalities Estimated for Upcoming Holiday Period

Fatality estimates for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday periods could be far worse if seat belts — a basic, but vital safety device — did not exist.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2021

GHSA Safe System Report Provides States with Framework for Curbing Traffic Fatalities

A new report endorses the behavioral safety aspect of the Safe System approach to reducing deaths, and encourages use of all elements including better infrastructure, education, and equity in traffic law enforcement.

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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 7, 2021

40% of Drivers Choose Winter Holidays to Drink and Drive

In 2019, 210 people died in drunk-driving-related crashes over Christmas and New Year’s holiday periods. A new survey indicates drivers to continue the dangerous trend.

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