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Five Key Fleet Accident Variables

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.

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Top Five Fleet 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.

Safety Groups to Offer Speed-Crash Grants

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 Collisions Highest in November

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.

Two-Lane Roundabouts Cut Crashes 9% a Year

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.

NTSB Ends Investigation into Driverless Shuttle Accident

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.