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Children 14 years and under, and particularly those under age 10, are at greater risk for a fall when on wheels because they have a higher center of gravity, are less developed physically and have poor balance compared to adults. They also have slower reactions and are less coordinated than adults, leading to being less […]
Every day we have good reasons to go somewhere important, whether we leave our homes for work, school or play. However, getting safely to where we are going is as important as getting there at all. By slowing down, observing speed limits appropriate for the roads and not speeding, we make the roads safer for […]
Impaired driving is a major factor in vehicle crashes and traffic fatalities. The use of alcohol ignition interlocks is growing as a countermeasure to combat the high rate of offender recidivism for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI); however, while there is an increase in interlock use on passenger vehicles to reduce DWI recidivism, there has been […]
This Research Brief provides updated statistics on rates of crashes, injuries and death per mile driven in relation to driver age based on the most recent data available, from 2014-2015. Drivers ages 16-17 continue to have the highest rates of crash involvement, injuries to themselves and others and deaths of others in crashes in which […]
Despite progress in reducing impaired driving, drivers 21 to 34 years old remain a particularly high-risk group for involvement in impaired-driving-related crashes. In 2014, 21-to 34-year-olds accounted for 42 percent of the impaired drivers (i.e., those with a blood alcohol concentration [BAC] of .08 grams per deciliter [g/dL] or greater) of all ages in fatal […]
The legalization and decriminalization of marijuana has received a great deal of media attention across the country, and many States are considering whether they should legalize marijuana for recreational or medical use. States need information about the impacts of laws that legalize or decriminalize the use of marijuana, including its impact on driving safety and […]
It took 75 years for the automobile to go from 10 percent to 90 percent adoption by households in the United States, notes Kevin Lacy, North Carolina’s state traffic engineer. But the cellphone went from 10 percent to 90 percent in 14 years. and the smartphone made it in just three years. Once driver-less vehicles become […]
Heatstroke is the leading cause of vehicular non-crash-related deaths for children under 14. In fact, each year, an average of 37 children have died from vehicle heatstroke between 1998-2015. While it seems like an impossible mistake to make, every parent or caregiver can potentially become distracted, and distractions often fuel this devastating situation. No one is […]
USA Today: The divide between urban and rural America in widening in another area that has nothing to do with politics: driving.U.S. city driving has spiked since 2000, while rural driving has declined in a sudden turnabout that cannot be explained by population trends, according to a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute study released […]
Alabama is updating its commercial learner’s permit (CLP) to comply with recent Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulation. In the coming days, the state will start issuing a separate document for the CLP that is valid for 180 days, but applicants can renew it one time for an additional 180 days without retaking the knowledge […]
