Parking lot crashes have remained prevalent in the industry and are a perennial concern to fleets everywhere.
The following charts include data that looks at the age of drivers involved in crashes; accidents by weather type; accident percentages by time of day; accidents by day of week; and the top five accident descriptions.
Fleet drivers said they experience most vehicle accidents when their parked assets are hit by non-fleet vehicles, an incident that is often the product of distracted driving but may also be a fabricated event by the drivers.
One place fleet managers are looking for help in reducing incident rates: advanced technology. But safety policies should not be ignored.
Three leading road safety organizations have launched a new initiative to award one or more grants in 2020 to state agencies that develop and implement a speed-management pilot program.
Animal-strike-related insurance claims are more than twice as frequent as the yearly average in November, according to an analysis of claims from 2006 to 2018 conducted by the Highway Loss Data Institute.
Central Ohio roadway collisions increased by 21% in the 5-year period between 2013 and 2017, according to the 2019 Central Ohio Transportation Safety Plan, reports The Columbus Dispatch.
Accident rates remained mostly consistent in this year’s safety report. Rear-end and parking collisions were the most prevalent.
The number of crashes at two-lane roundabouts decreased on average 9% per year of their existence in the roadway, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
A unique case of miscommunication between a truck driver and a self-driving vehicle that led to a minor accident in Las Vegas may give us a glimpse into a future where autonomous vehicles and human driven vehicles share the road.
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