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Many tractor-trailers on the nation’s roads are driven faster than the 75 mph their tires are designed to handle, a practice that has been linked to wrecks and blowouts but has largely escaped the attention of highway officials. 14 states, mainly west of the Mississippi River, now have speed limits of 75, 80, or even […]
Toyota is bringing automatic breaking to the masses. The company is cutting the price of automatic braking and other crash-avoidance options, a move that could greatly increase the availability of the safety features. Toyota is offering it on the Rav4, one of its top selling models. It expects to have the package available on all […]
Distractions — including chatting with a passenger, texting and grooming — were factors in nearly 60 percent of moderate-to-severe teen crashes reviewed in a study funded by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and conducted by the University of Iowa. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had estimated that distraction played a role in 14 […]
Much as we’d like to emulate our NASCAR heroes, breaking the speed limit often comes at a price. Ford is hoping to prevent accidents and speeding tickets by introducing cars that can see what the speed limit is and preventing heavy-footed motorists from driving any faster. Ford’s Intelligent Speed Limiter tech will first appear on the new […]
The following is about infrastructure. Don’t nod off just yet. To be specific, it’s about pavement — basic, boring road surface. In the six decades since Interstate 70 began to creep across Missouri, how we view pavement hasn’t changed much. Now meet Tim Sylvester, 33. He sees pavement as an electronic tablet with a concrete […]
Teen Driver, which will be offered in the new 2016 Chevy Malibu, will allow parents to see how their teen did behind the wheel, including how far they drove and the number of times the car’s active safety features were engaged. One of the system’s features automatically mutes the Malibu’s radio until front-seat riders buckle […]
This study topic should examine responses to infectious disease epidemics in order to identify legal issues that may be confronted by transit agencies. Such responses may include but not be limited to closures of public facilities, businesses, and other major traffic generators; checkpoints for screening; quarantine zones; compulsory leave for employees with fevers; refusals of […]
Young, inexperienced drivers have always gotten into more automobile accidents, but if you add in a lot of distractions, it’s a recipe for disaster – and a new Pacific Northwest research program is learning more about these risks while identifying approaches that may help reduce them. While many young drivers understand the risks of texting, […]
What GAO Found The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) followed a reasonable process for redesigning the National Automotive Sampling System Crashworthiness Data System (NASS-CDS), which is a nationally representative sample of police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has standards and guidelines that specify the professional principles and practices […]
This Research Note provides updated information on fatalities and injuries among the overall population as well as among children 14 and younger who were involved in “motor vehicle non-crash incidents” (herein referred to as non-crash incidents). The data on such incidents are obtained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through its Not-in-Traffic Surveillance […]