A study completed by the Insurance Research Council identified that approximately one in eight U.S. drivers was uninsured throughout 2015. This means that insured drivers face a higher risk in the event of a vehicle accident. Up to 13% of all motorists across the United States did not have insurance in 2015, representing an increase… Read More »
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Drowsy Driving Is a Particularly Dangerous Problem for Teens
About one in ten car crashes across the United States is associated with drowsy driving and younger drivers are already at a higher risk of being involved in a catastrophic car accident. A 2012 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine identified that being sleepy behind the wheel came with just as high risks of ingesting… Read More »
UCLA Study Says Teens Have Good Technical Driving Skills
A recent project including 100 participants, 50 male and 50 female, at a University of California Los Angeles study found that technical driving skills may not be the cause of many teen driving accidents. Teen drivers always have the highest insurance rates and are associated with more injury causing, property damage causing and fatal accidents… Read More »
Californians May Get a Break with Lower Mileage Driven
A recent study conducted by the Consumer Federation of America found that most drivers who drove 5,000 miles or less per year across the United States didn’t reap the rewards in terms of insurance savings. The one exception to this was California. While the average motorist who went less than 5,000 miles per year saved… Read More »
Everyone Hates Distracted Driving but Far Too Many People Still Do It
A new Esurance study has found that most people agree that distracted driving is wrong and dangerous but plenty of people still do it. Car technology, it turns out, can be a hindrance as well as a help. Although most people agree that distracted driving is bad, many people are also willing to admit that… Read More »
Is San Francisco the Most Dangerous City in California for Traffic Accidents?
A California Office of Traffic Safety study from 2009 found that San Francisco may be the most deadly city for vehicle accidents in the state. When compared with other cities in California that have a population of at least 250,000 residents, San Francisco was home to 3,745 injuries and deaths in 2009 alone. Furthermore, they… Read More »
Study Shows That Drowsy Driving Plays a Significant Role in Accident Risk
A new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety indicates that motorists are falling asleep behind the wheel at alarming rates. More than 700 crashes were included in the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study and they believed that drowsiness was a key factor in nearly 10% of crashes. It was a critical factor… Read More »
Verdict Pending in Driverless Car Crash Case
Tesla and GM have already been involved in automated driving accidents. However, a current case is pending involving a Chevy Bolt. This car was changing lanes on a highway in California when it struck a motorbike. The rider of the motorbike suffered severe shoulder and neck injuries, and took legal action. The Chevy was operating… Read More »
California Attempts to Curb the Impact of Wrong Way Accidents
A recent Yolo county wrong-way crash illustrates the devastating toll that these accidents take on California communities. That wrong way crash led to the driver and 5 others being killed in a fiery crash scene. Shortly after the call associated with that collision, California Highway Patrol officers received calls of a wrong way driver. The… Read More »
Trucking Industry’s Massive Driver Shortage Could Prove Problematic for Accidents
The trucking industry is presumed to experience a massive shortage due to the number of people expected retire in coming years. Many truck drivers are nearing retirement age and the industry is already starving for an experienced workforce. With a big gap in the industry, truckers on the road already might be pushed to try… Read More »