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NTSB Safety Compass, March 2017
This article deals with Teen Drivers, Drowsy Driving and Distracted Driving. If you have any interest in these, read the article.
Category: Safety Topics
ATLAS Center: Improving the Safety of Older Truck Drivers – Final Report
Road freight transportation represents a long-standing transportation safety and public health problem in the United States (US). In 2014, there were an estimated 438,000 large truck-involved crashes in the US, resulting in 3,903 people killed and approximately 111,000 injured. This report focuses of improving the safety of older truck drivers on the road.
As Traffic Deaths Rise, Will Public Warm to Driverless Cars?
The National Safety Council, a nonprofit organization, said Wednesday that an estimated 40,000 Americans died from traffic accidents in 2016, a 6 percent jump from the previous year. That number, which makes 2016 the deadliest year on US roads in nearly a decade, underscores the need for rapid adoption of new automotive safety technologies, NSC said.
GM, Toyota says U.S. Rules Limiting Self-Driving Cars Need to be Eased
General Motors Co and Toyota Motor Corp officials will tell a U.S. House panel on Tuesday that automakers need changes to automotive safety rules to allow the deployment of self-driving cars on American roads. “Without changes to those regulations, it may be years before the promise of today’s technology can be realized and thousands of […]
NHTSA Drowsy Driving Prevention Campaign
Take a Break. Drive Awake. Drowsy driving is a dangerous behavior that can result in serious injury or death. But despite the risks, drowsy driving is far too prevalent. Drowsy driving is estimated to contribute to as many as 1.2 million collisions, resulting in potentially 5,000 to 8,000 fatalities per year.
Millenial Drivers Are Highway Hazards
USA Today released an article explaining research that supports young drivers being dangerous on the road. Two concerning statistics in the research: For 19 to 24 year-olds, 88% were found to engage in risky driving behavior. Much of this risky driving behavior is caused by texting while driving. 2015 saw a 7.7% increase in traffic […]
Social Science Studies the Most Hazardous Thing on the Road: You
Nap.edu: An ordinary car has about 30,000 separate parts, but only one component is persistently prone to catastrophic failure: the driver. Whereas 2 percent of accidents are caused by equipment malfunction, 94 percent are the driver’s fault. That is why much of the progress in highway safety during the past century has resulted frombehavioral science that reveals […]
Rod Scott’s Father Speak out on Proposed Seat-belt Bill and Son’s Legacy
“Scott’s father, Rodney Scott, who is the assistant basketball coach at Robert E. Lee High School, where Roderic “Rod” Scott was a star athlete, said he was contacted by members of the legislature shortly after his son’s death. He said he was asked if he would be okay with having a piece of proposed seat […]
Seatbelt Fatality Reduction
Fatality Reduction by Seat Belts in the Center Rear Seat and Comparison of Occupants’ Relative Fatality Risk at Various Seating Positions
FMCSA Safety Program Effectiveness Measurement
FMCSA has published another Safety Program Effectiveness report for the Carrier Intervention Effectiveness Model (CIEM) during the 2012 Fiscal Year.