US Highway Deaths Up 3.3% in 2012, Says NHTSA
17 Nov 2013, 09:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The number of US highway deaths rose to 33,561 in 2012, an increase of 3.3 percent (1,082 deaths) compared to 2011, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said earlier this week....
Toyota Promotes Road-Safety Awareness in Thailand
16 Jun 2013, 11:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As road accidents killed 12 out of every 100,000 Thais last year, Toyota Motors Thailand and Honda Automobile launched a road safety awareness program for the people there. Toyota signed a contra...
U.K. Young Drivers Need Training to Avoid Crashes, According to IAM
25 Aug 2011, 11:52 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / According to the Institute of Advanced Motorists, young drivers are 15 percent more likely to crash than older drivers due to their lack of experience. The IAM’s report shows the under-20 driv...
Moped Drivers Tend to Drink. And Crash
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alexandru Stan / According to a fictional ancient gnostic tablet, the drunken god of irresponsible drivers who had their licenses revoked, came to Earth to be closer to his children. Generous, as the tablet describe...
Hybrids Get Higher Pedestrian Crush Rates
9 Nov 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / A study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows what common sense already warned us about: hybrid vehicles are more likely to be involved in accidents with pedestrians ...
Pedestrian Accidents in Texas Peak on Halloween
30 Oct 2009, 08:24 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / After looking at its insurance claims involving pedestrians over the past five years, Allstate Insurance Company announced that on average, the number of Texans hit by cars spikes 23.3% during Hallo...
Men Are More Likely to Fall Asleep at the Wheel
2 Jun 2009, 10:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A recent study from the Australian insurer AAMI found that men are twice more likely than women to fall asleep while driving. The research showed that 72 percent of male motorists drive for two and ...
Nav Devices Can Tell You Where Cops Are
12 Feb 2009, 20:14 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / You probably know that GPS systems are every useful devices that can tell you the right way when you don’t know the route but now it appears that they can also help you avoid speeding tickets....