Traffic deaths in the United States reached their highest levels since 1990, the government reported. The spike in fatalities was attributed to an increase in motorcycle and pedestrian fatalities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said 43,443 people were killed …
Traffic deaths in the United States reached their highest levels since 1990, the government reported this week. The spike in fatalities was attributed to an increase in motorcycle and pedestrian fatalities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said 43,443 people …
Drunken drivers beware: Police say they are starting a crackdown this month and the government is promising arrests for those who drink and drive. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it hoped new advertising would help lower alcohol-involved fatalities, …
Growing up on Long Island, N.Y., Nicole Nason was taught how to drive by the man in charge of the local highway safety patrol: Her dad. Neighborhood friends knew wearing a seat belt was mandatory and the speed limit would …
A federal appeals court has unanimously upheld guidelines from the government’s highway safety agency allowing automakers to limit some vehicle recalls by region. Two consumer groups had challenged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s policy that allows automakers to conduct …
Ten thousand fatal automobile crashes a year, nearly one-third of all such accidents, could be prevented if more vehicles were equipped with technology that helps to keep them from rolling over, the insurance industry said Tuesday. A study from the …
The Cadillac Escalade, the bold and shiny luxury sport utility vehicle popular with Hollywood’s A-List, rappers and star athletes, apparently also attracts an ill-intentioned constituency: car thieves. Escalades had the highest rate of insurance theft claims for the fourth straight …
Sport utility vehicles are making strides to avoid rollovers, the government says, noting that seven in 10 new SUVs are equipped with rollover-reducing electronic stability control. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released new rollover results for 2006 vehicles Tuesday, …
Seat belt use is reaching record levels, so just who are the holdouts who fail to buckle up? Often they are young men who live in rural areas and drive pickups, the government says. About 48 million people do not …
Twenty-six state attorneys general, concerned about a federal proposal to strengthen the roofs of motor vehicles, have urged the government to abandon language that could prevent people from suing automakers. The state officials took issue with part of a proposed …
