Pandemic Brought Surge in Illegal Street Racing Across U.S. February 24, 2022 By Andrew Selsky Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in...
Transportation Safety Chief Objects to Use of Driver Error Statistic January 20, 2022 By Tom Krisher and Hope Yen With traffic fatalities spiking higher, the nation’s top safety investigator says a widely cited government statistic that 94% of serious...
Safety Advocates Are Worried As Teen Truckers Hit the Road December 3, 2021 By Keith Laing Dezjion Henson has wanted to be a truck driver his whole life. When he turned 18 last year he jumped...
‘Once Traffic Goes Away, People Speed.’ Study Analyzes Pandemic’s Fatal Crashes. September 29, 2021 With fewer people on the road during the early days of the pandemic, more drivers were speeding and driving recklessly,...
Safety Agency Has Begun Probe Into Tesla Autopilot August 16, 2021 By David Shepardson and Hyunjoo Jin U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc.’s driver assistance system Autopilot...
Deadly Rise in Speeding That Began During Pandemic Still Hasn’t Stopped August 10, 2021 By David Sharp Motorists put the pedal to the metal during the pandemic and police are worried as roads get busy with the...
Study Finds Hands-Free Cellphone Laws Effective at Preventing Deaths, Injuries August 4, 2021 New research finds that hands-free cellphone laws are associated with fewer driver deaths, and laws in 21 states allowing only...
Q&A: Have Drivers Gotten Worse Since COVID? July 16, 2021 As the restrictions around COVID-19 are lifted, and more and more people hit the road to return to their work...
Mass. Dept. of Transportation, Fundación MAPFRE Launch PSA Promoting Road Safety June 23, 2021 Fundación MAPFRE and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation have announced a new public service campaign to engage people in changing...
Studies Find Crash Rates Rise When States Legalize Marijuana; Suggest Link to Alcohol June 17, 2021 Researchers report increasing evidence is that motor vehicle crash rates rise when states legalize recreational use and retail sales of...