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Virginia is consistently among the top 10 states with the highest number of deer-vehicle collisions (DVCs), with more than 56,000 DVCs per year since 2007. The Virginia Department of Transportation has targeted a section of I-64 on and near Afton Mountain for safety and mobility improvements because of a high number of crashes and traffic […]
Even as its top official acknowledges cars have become a prime target for hackers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is struggling to address automotive cyber threats. Mark Rosekind, administrator of the agency, wrote in a recent letter sent to select members of Congress that NHTSA intends to, “get out ahead of potential cyber-security issues on vehicles.” That goal […]
It’s that time of year, when the temperatures drop, and the deer seem to come out of the woods; literally. State Trooper say the turn of the season is when they start to see an increase of crashes that involve deer in the road. The majority of accidents involving deer tend to take place in […]
ATVs are not intended for on-road usage; however, they are ridden on public roads illegally in some jurisdictions and legally in others. FARS captures data on all fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes, including on-road ATV fatal crashes. FARS does not capture ATV-related fatal crashes that occur off-road. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission reports annually […]
The complaints that flooded into Texas Auto Center that maddening, mystifying week were all pretty much the same: Customers’ cars had gone haywire. Horns started honking in the middle of the night, angering neighbors, waking babies. Then when morning finally came, the cars refused to start. The staff suspected malfunctions in a new Internet device, […]
Are canvas bags the solution to fewer deer-related car crashes? Two experts from the Teton Research Institute think so, as Deseret News reports, after conducting an experiment that involved tying white canvas sacks over wildlife reflectors along four Wyoming highways, where deer-car collisions are a frequent problem. Traditional red reflectors disperse a vehicle’s headlight beams across the […]
Declining health is known to be a major cause of driving cessation. It is less clear what impacts driving cessation may have on subsequent health and well-being in older adults. This systematic review assesses the evidence in the research literature on the consequences of driving cessation in older adults.
Sometimes a human driver is still the best option. Just this week, federal safety regulators recommended that all cars be equipped with automatic braking systems that can stop cars when drivers don’t see vehicles or other obstacles in front of them. The National Transportation Safety Board says this could save thousands of lives. But now these safety […]
Nothing says “I’m a new driver” more than a fire-red label stuck to your license plate for all to see. That’s what happens in New Jersey to anyone with a learner’s permit under age 21. But identifying these newest drivers doesn’t necessarily help reduce crash rates, research finds.
Two self-driving prototype cars, one operated by Google Inc and the other by Delphi Automotive Plc, had a close call on a Silicon Valley street earlier this week, a Delphi executive told Reuters on Thursday. It was believed to be the first such incident involving two vehicles specially equipped for automated driving. The incident occurred […]
