An estimated 90% of all driver decisions are based on what the driver can see. Yet at night, one's vision is compromised, which may account for the fact that approximately 40% of all fatal motor vehicle accidents occur at night.
After sunset, low visibility presents the greatest risk to driver safety. Here are several tips for dealing with the hazards of night driving.
Brooklyn, New York startup Wesa has introduced Nightride, a thermal imaging camera that can be mounted to the hood of a vehicle to allow drivers greater visibility at night to avoid objects on the roadway ahead, according to the company.
The New Jersey Senate and Assembly has passed legislation requiring ignition interlocks for all drunk driving offenders, expanding the state's existing interlock law to first-time drunk drivers with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher.
European vehicles equipped with adaptive driving beam headlights increase roadway lighting by as much as 86% when compared to U.S. low beam headlights, according to new research from AAA.
Follow these tips to help your commercial drivers who are on the road at night remain cognizant about the hazard of wrong-way drivers.
Adaptive headlight systems allow drivers to spot a difficult-to-see object on a dark, curvy road about a third of a second earlier than they would with conventional headlights, according to a study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Adaptive headlight systems allow drivers to spot a difficult-to-see object on a dark, curvy road about a third of a second earlier than they would with conventional headlights.
The best-available headlights on 32 of 165 2018 models evaluated by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) earned the highest rating of good — marking a significant improvement over only two of 95 2016-model headlight systems that earned a good rating.
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.