The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is known as the “100 Deadliest Days” because fatalities involving teen drivers spike. Fleet drivers need to be keenly aware and practice defensive driving skills.
As teens take to the highways and byways, it’s a good time to remind your drivers of defensive driving best practices.
Prompted by what she saw as a safety hazard and the fact that her older brother just learned to drive, Alaina Gassler took a multimedia approach to solving the issue of blind zones caused by a vehicle's A pillar.
Between 2013 and 2017, nearly 3,500 people lost their lives in crashes involving teen drivers during the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day, according to new data from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
Between Memorial Day and Labor Day of 2016, more than 1,050 people lost their lives in crashes involving teenage drivers. That translates into 10 fatalities each day — a 14% increase compared to the remainder of the year, according to the AAA Foundation.
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).
A Ford initiative to bolster the driving skills of teenage drivers is getting ready to kick off its 13-city tour this month with several new virtual reality tools, according to the company.
Teen drivers mostly ignore texting bans but make fewer hand-held cell phone calls while driving, according to a new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
A new study reveals that teenage drivers are more prone to drowsy driving than their parents realize, creating a safety hazard for all motorists.
Last year saw a rise in teen-involved road fatalities, and a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association highlights ways to reduce such crash deaths.
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