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Using a cellphone while driving is risky and can lead to crashes. Making or taking calls, texting, or interacting with an electronic device in any way can take your eyes off the road at a critical moment. Teenage drivers may be especially susceptible to distractions. In response, states have enacted cellphone and texting bans, and […]
A combined forward collision and lane departure warning system available on the Honda Accord is reducing insurance claims, a new HLDI analysis shows. The results are even better than expected based on previous studies of such technology on luxury vehicles. In the first real-world study of a crash avoidance system on a high-volume, nonluxury vehicle, […]
General Rail Safety Information: Freight trains do not travel on a predictable schedule; schedules for passenger trains change. Always expect a train at every highway-rail intersection. A train may extend three feet or more outside the steel rail, which makes the safety zone for pedestrians well beyond the rails themselves. Trains cannot stop quickly. It […]
At about 10 p.m. Sunday, a woman was hit by a train while walking near the tracks under the Triana Boulevard overpass, near Holmes Avenue, police told AL.com news partner WHNT News 19.
A number of cars offer systems that can detect an impending collision and, in some cases, apply the brakes automatically. On Friday, a leading auto safety group issued its first ratings of the systems. “Front crash prevention systems can add a thousand dollars or more to the cost of a new car. Our new ratings […]
The risk of pedestrian and bicycle accidents at railroad grade crossings would decrease with sustained enforcement and education by local governments, along with consistency in design standards for warning devices, according to a study by the Urban Transportation Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
A recent survey by AAA finds a strong likelihood of consumer confusion and the potential for voided warranties and vehicle damage as a result of the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent approval of E15 gasoline. An overwhelming 95% of consumers surveyed have not heard of E15, a newly approved gasoline blend that contains up to 15% […]
An early crop of advanced crash avoidance technologies includes some clear success stories when it comes to preventing crashes, insurance claim analyses show. Forward collision avoidance systems, particularly those that can brake autonomously, along with adaptive headlights, which shift direction as the driver steers, show the biggest crash reductions in the studies by the Highway […]
