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Between 2004 and 2009, an average of 360 fatalities resulted from wrong-way driving crashes annually in the United States. Although relatively rare, wrong-way crashes are often severe and fatal as they are typically head-on collisions. This brief quantifies the number of fatal wrong-way crashes and the number of people killed in these incidents from 2010–2018 […]
The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences has compiled data surrounding toxicology statistics for the year 2020. Topics researched include top dugs in DUI arrests/crashes, opioid prevalence, and overdoses. Click here to see the statistics.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projects that the U.S. pedestrian fatality rate rose 20% in the first six months of 2020 as speeding, distracted and impaired driving, and other dangerous driving behaviors increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. GHSA’s annual Spotlight on Highway Safety offers the first comprehensive look at state and national trends in 2020 pedestrian traffic deaths, based on preliminary data provided by State […]
Impaired driving continues to be a significant source of injury, death, and financial burden on society. Alcohol-impaired driving alone accounts for one-third of traffic deaths. Unlike alcohol, however, the prevalence of non-alcohol drugs among drivers remains relatively unknown. With the legalization of marijuana, emergence of the opioid epidemic, and results from National Roadside Surveys, it […]
Owners of select Model Year 2017-2021 Kia Sportage and Cadenza vehicles should park their cars outside and away from homes until their vehicles have been repaired, due to a new recall for the risk of fire. Kia Motors America issued a safety recall (NHTSA ID 21V-137) on Tuesday for 379,931 select Sportage and Cadenza vehicles […]
The Federal Railroad Administration wants to better understand driver knowledge of and expectations for finding Emergency Notification System (ENS) signs at highway-rail grade crossings. A simulator study was designed where participants were exposed to ENS signs of different orientations (parallel and perpendicular to the tracks) and various crossing malfunctions (activation failure, false activation, and vehicle […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The new Dangerous by Design report from Smart Growth America aligns with prior reporting from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) showing a dramatic increase in excessive speeding and a historical surge in pedestrian fatalities. All signs also point towards 2020 seeing a disturbing rise in […]
In a bid to prove that its robot drivers are safer than humans, Waymo simulated dozens of real-world fatal crashes that took place in Arizona over nearly a decade. The Google spinoff discovered that replacing either vehicle in a two-car crash with its robot-guided minivans would nearly eliminate all deaths, according to data it publicized today. […]
Advocates of electric, shared, and automated vehicles (e-SAVs) envision a future in which people no longer need to drive their privately owned, petroleum-fueled vehicles. Instead, for daily travel they rely on fleets of electric, automated vehicles that offer travel services, including the option to share, or “pool,” rides with strangers. The design, deployment, and operation […]
While using ride-sharing services like Uber or Lyft may be convenient to get to class, around town or home after a late evening out, there are some safety tips you need to keep in mind before you take that ride. Before the Ride Request rides only through the official app. Wait for your ride in […]
