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21 Mar 2012, 11:56 am
The weather is getting warmer and spring is just around the corner. [read post]
20 Mar 2012, 8:02 am
New York is taking a unique approach to raising awareness for pedestrian safety. [read post]
16 Mar 2012, 6:21 am
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines road rage as “criminal act[s] of violence,” a product of aggressive driving, like tailgating, speeding, and running red lights. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 10:44 am
Following a school bus accident in which a young child was killed in Indianapolis, people alarmed by the incident took to CNN’s website to renew the debate on whether or not school buses should have seat belts. [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 1:36 pm
Volvo has always been at the forefront of safety technology, having developed a slew of features that other major car manufacturers have since copied (the three-point safety belt, safety glass, and the first frontal air bag, to name a few). [read post]
9 Mar 2012, 10:14 am
Grab that highlighter and mark your calendar because two important holidays are on the horizon. [read post]
7 Mar 2012, 4:38 pm
This video of a cyclist careening down a grassy hillside into oncoming traffic has gone viral thanks to its head-smacking “Well what did you think was going to happen when you cycled into a busy street? [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 2:50 pm
A study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has determined that requiring an interlock device for people convicted of driving under the influence helps reduce the rate of repeat offenses. [read post]
5 Mar 2012, 5:23 pm
A recent study from UC Berkley’s Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) found that in examining data from the two years prior to, and two years following California’s ban on handheld cell phones while driving, traffic deaths had decreased by 22 percent. [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 2:06 pm
Last week, after a lengthy investigation, prosecutors determined that 91-year-old Leona Morante Fernandez would not face criminal charges for a June 25th accident in which she drove her car through the wall of a nursing home, killing two and injuring four. [read post]
29 Feb 2012, 4:45 pm
According to KidsAndCars.org, approximately 50 children are injured every week as a result of someone accidentally backing over them in a vehicle. [read post]
28 Feb 2012, 3:08 pm
Modern life is increasingly full of diversions, and some have even crept into the drivers’ seat—phone calls, text messages, on-board video displays, fast food—all can cause accidents by distracting drivers. [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 6:19 am
The latest technological rumor circling search engine giant Google is that they’re developing a pair of glasses that can stream real-time information to the wearer’s eyes. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 11:31 am
An incident last week in which a man using a crosswalk was hospitalized after being hit by a shuttle bus only served to exacerbate feelings that when it comes to pedestrians getting hit, police are reluctant to take action against drivers…even when the driver is clearly at fault. [read post]
23 Feb 2012, 11:07 am
A report released yesterday by TRIP (PDF Link), a national non-profit transportation research group based in Washington, D.C., shows that elderly drivers are still involved in a disproportionately high number of traffic fatalities. [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 3:56 pm
The number of headphone-related pedestrian deaths rose from 16 cases in 2004 to 47 instances in 2011. [read post]
21 Feb 2012, 11:04 am
Does integrating a 17-inch monitor into the dashboard of a car make the vehicle safer or just provide the driver one more giant distraction? [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 3:21 pm
Ensuring transit-only lanes are free of other vehicles is a costly endeavor. [read post]
16 Feb 2012, 11:45 am
An organization called Ride America for Safe Routes is doing exactly what their name suggests by cycling 5,500 miles across the country to raise money and awareness for safe walking and cycling routes to and from school. [read post]
15 Feb 2012, 1:50 pm
According to a 2009 report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (PDF link), one out of every five car crashes causing an injury involved some element of distracted driving, and 16% of all fatal automobile accidents also involved distracted driving. [read post]
