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2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index
Summarized in this report are the major national-level results of the Foundation’s 10th annual Traffic Safety Culture Index.
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Driving Safely In and Around Work Zones: Be Alert and Expect the Unexpected
ARTBA Work Zone Safety Consortium: In 2016, large trucks were involved in 27% of fatal work zone crashes, and 29% of work zone fatalities. Over the past 5 years, over 3,300 persons have died nationally in work zones.
No National Progress in Reducing Pedestrian Fatalities
2017 Marks 2nd Year of 25-Year High Level of Deaths WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projects nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. in 2017, marking the second year in a row at numbers not seen in 25 years. GHSA’s annual Spotlight on Highway Safety provides the first glimpse at […]
Factors Influencing Policy and Political Leadership in Improving Roadway Safety
Roadway Safety Institute: The roadway safety policy and leadership study built on previous review of evidence-based policy countermeasures for reducing road fatalities and serious injuries – and how legislators and policy leaders are addressing these issues through adoption of certain evidence-based policy countermeasures. The research is premised on the anticipated correlation of policy countermeasure adoption […]
Alabaster Teen Killed in I-65 S Crash Was Texting While Driving, Police Say
Less than a week after 17-year-old Camryn Callaway lost her life in a wreck on I-65 S, Pelham Police confirmed what caused the crash: texting while driving. Callaway, a senior at Thompson High School was killed when her vehicle ran into the back of an 18-wheeler last Thursday night. Her family and friends are heartbroken, […]
Public Opinion Poll: Driverless Cars
NHTSA has estimated that since 1960 more than 600,000 lives have been saved by motor vehicle safety technologies required by the FMVSS. Advocates is encouraged that autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies also hold tremendous promise to achieve additional safety advances and to decrease the number of motor vehicle crashes, fatalities and injuries. The advent of AVs, commonly […]
Prevalence of Drowsy Driving Crashes
This Research Brief describes a study that examined the prevalence of driver drowsiness immediately prior to crashes that occurred in the context of a large-scale naturalistic driving study in which the driving of more than 3,500 people was monitored continuously for a period of several months using in-vehicle cameras and other data collection equipment. Drowsiness […]
EMS Providers: How to Stay Safe on the Job
EMS providers are critical to public health and safety. They are also at high risk for injuries at work, especially sprains, strains, falls, and exposures to body fluids. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) just released an infographic that aims to prevent these kinds of injuries and exposures to protect EMS providers, […]
January/February 2018 Volpe Bulletin
This bulletin contains information about improving road safety by pooling resources, transformation of the global transportation system, and optimizing freight and fuel movement with flow analysis.
Consumer Safety Advisory Issued: Ford and Mazda Expand ‘Do Not Drive Warning’
Ford and Mazda announced today that they are expanding their ‘do not drive warning’ to include additional MY 2006 Ford Ranger and Mazda B-Series trucks with defective Takata air bags based on new testing. These vehicles have defective Takata air bags that are an immediate risk to safety. Affected owners are urged not to drive these […]