A National Transportation Safety Board investigation finds driver distraction to be the primary culprit in a crash that led the driver to speed, veer into another lane, and kill two people.
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.
A reliable, high-speed detection, near-field sensing and perception system that will enable the world’s first mass production, pre-crash airbags and other safety countermeasures is on the horizon.
A new survey shows nearly 50% of motorists deem themselves “good drivers” and believe they can drive safely even at higher speeds.
More than 150,000 crashes happen every year due to icy roads. Offer these safe driving tips to your fleet drivers now because winter is around the corner.
The COVID pandemic has created a spike in fraudulent claims targeting vocational trucks by instigating staged accidents, which involves maneuvering an unsuspecting employee driver into an intentional crash in order to make a false insurance claim or to file a lawsuit against the company if it is self-insured.
A no-cost, simple-to-use search tool, created by Carfax and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, can help reduce the potential danger posed by nearly 60 million U.S. vehicle with open recall issues.
Motor vehicle fatalities in the U.S. dipped slightly from 40,231 in 2017 to 39,404 in 2018.
Some of the most dangerous states to drive included New Mexico, South Carolina, Arizona, Louisiana, and Texas.
On freeways in Michigan where speed limits were increased to 75 mph, crashes rose to 4,264 in 2018 — the most in five years.
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