A new study indicates that ignition interlocks for anyone who has been convicted of drunk driving can help to minimize the number of fatal alcohol related car accidents than laws that are less strict. The study was recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and identified that mandatory interlock laws were linked to… Read More »
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Traffic Death Statistics from 2016 Continue to Rise
Traffic fatalities across the first 9 months of 2016 increased by 8% from the same time period the year before. According to data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 27,875 people were killed during that period. This continues the increases seen in 2015 of deaths ticking up by 7.2% after years of decline…. Read More »
New Study Says That Individuals with Brightly Colored Cars Are Less Likely to Be Hurt in an Accident
Plenty of traditional wisdom about brightly colored cars has indicated that people should avoid buying them because there is a limited re-sale market for these boldly colored cars. Silver, gray, black and white are the most traditional common vehicle colors found not just across America but around the world. Plenty of research studies have been… Read More »
What UPS Drivers Can Teach About Driving Safety
UPS is responsible for delivering more than 18 million packages every single day and the majority of these are handled by trucks. Driver safety is one of the most important factors at the company. Truck drivers in general may be more likely to cause significant damage in an accident due to the size and weight… Read More »
Study Shows That Driver Warning Systems Not Necessarily Effective for Reforming Driver Behavior
New vehicle systems are being designed inside cars to help alert distracted drivers to potential road hazards. However, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety determined that these systems did not inadvertently discourage or encourage this behavior. The researchers sought to discover whether or not these vehicle warning systems impacted drivers negatively… Read More »
Most Dangerous Jobs of 2016
Being injured on the job is an unfortunate reality for anyone who works in a risky occupation. Certain jobs may carry some serious threats and according to research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Careercast.com, there are several key jobs that consistently make the top list of… Read More »
New Study Says That Car Crash Rate Increases with Every Hour of Lost Sleep
There’s no doubt that being drowsy behind the wheel can put a driver at increased risk of being involved in an accident but a new study measures just how much. Traffic safety officials will regularly warn about the risks of driving distracted or drunk but it turns out that drowsy driving could be just as… Read More »
Bicyclists and Pedestrians Crash Statistics for California: What You Need to Know
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians and upwards of 700 bicyclists were killed in crashes with cars in 2014 alone. Unfortunately, California has frequently been listed as one of the most common places for fatalities to occur. Although pedestrian injuries have generally been on a downward trend for the past… Read More »
Insurance Companies Argue That Distracted Driving is a Leading Cause in the Increase of Traffic Fatalities in 2015 and 2016
Unfortunately, far too many people are engaging in the dangerous behavior of not paying attention behind the wheel. Playing with smartphone applications like YouTube, email, Facebook or Pokémon Go while you’re sitting in rush hour traffic or travelling at high speeds is unfortunately all too common. Auto insurance officials are arguing that distracted driving… Read More »
New Sound Rule Designed to Minimize Pedestrian Injuries and Accidents
Minimizing the sounds made by a car might sound like a good thing until you factor in how that harms visually impaired individuals who rely on those sounds to determine how close they are to traffic and any moving car. A recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requires that hybrids and… Read More »