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Speeding declined significantly in Boston, after the city lowered the limit to 25 miles per hour from 30 mph, according to new analysis from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released today.
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An estimated 18,720 people died on U.S. roadways between January and June, compared to 18,770 during the same period last year, according to preliminary data from the National Safety Council.
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Pedestrian deaths start to increase in late summer and continue a steady increase through the end of the year, according to an analysis by the National Safety Council.
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Night-shift workers, including drivers and other transportation personnel, are three times more likely to get injured on the job. Tired workers can cost a typical employer with 1,000 employees up to $1 million each year.
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The National Auto Auction Association will begin raising awareness among its members about dealing with open recalls on vehicles that are sold at wholesale auctions under a new partnership with the National Safety Council.
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Estimates indicate that over 400 people may lose their lives and nearly 46,000 may be seriously injured while on the nation's roads this Memorial Day Weekend, according to the National Safety Council (NSC). For commercial fleets, safe driving messaging should start in the workplace.
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Transportation-related incidents ranked as the most common fatal event for workers in the U.S. in 2016, accounting for 2,083 deaths according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That number marks a slight increase over the 2,054 fatalities in 2015.
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The National Safety Council's Road to Zero Coalition has awarded 2018 Safe System Innovation Grants to three more organizations for innovative concepts to make roadways safer and eliminate preventable roadway deaths.
Read More →A coalition of safety groups has released an ambitious plan to eliminate roadway deaths by 2050 in response to rising fatalities in recent years that have reversed the progress of earlier decades.
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Some 20 states still lack texting while driving bans for all drivers or total cellphone bans for teens and novice drivers, according to the National Safety Council (NSC).
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