New Study Says More Research Needed to Determine Cell Phone and Texting Bans’ Effect on Crashes
A study conducted by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) indicates that evidence that cell phone and texting bans reduce car crashes is inconclusive. The GHSA, a nonprofit association representing the highway safety offices of states, territories, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, considered research from more than 350 scientific papers published between 2000
Service King Acquires Alamo Body and Paint’s Eight Stores
Service King Collision Repair Centers, a Texas-based operator of collision repair facilities in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex and Houston markets, has now acquired Alamo Body and Paint, the leading collision repair service provider in San Antonio with eight large-scale, high-volume locations. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Service King says the addition of Alamo
New Study Says Texting Bans Don’t Reduce Crashes
A new study by researchers at the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) finds no reduction in crashes after laws banning texting while driving take effect. In fact, such bans are associated with a slight increase in the frequency of insurance claims filed under collision coverage for damage to vehicles in crashes. This finding is based
Maaco Warns Consumers that Cell Phone Texting Causes Costly Collisions
Although sending text messages while driving has become commonplace, researchers shows it represents a much greater risk to drivers than other distractions, according to information released by Maaco Collision Repair & Auto Painting. A study from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) found that drivers who send text messages while behind the wheel are 23.2
New Report Shows Pedestrian Deaths Most Since 1981
Dangerous driving, inadequate infrastructure, larger and heavier vehicles contribute to record death toll, with 20 people walking killed every day.
U.S. Drivers Say Roads are Getting More Dangerous
Slightly more than 30% of American motorists said that driving has become more dangerous since the pandemic.
NTSB Calls for Alcohol Detection Systems in All New Vehicles
Horrific crash highlights need for technology solutions to eliminate impaired driving and speeding.
Are You Educating Your Customers on ADAS?
If I owned a collision repair facility and spent all that money on equipment and training, I would go out of my way to tell consumers why my shop was the best choice in the area to restore their vehicles’ safety systems to proper working order.
NHTSA Reports Decline in Highway Crash Fatalities for Second Straight Year
NHTS’s data indicates there was a 2.4% decline in overall highway crash fatalities in 2018, but an increase of 3.4% in pedestrian fatalities.
New Study Finds American Millennials are Worst Offenders of Phone Use Behind the Wheel
In a new study by Liberty Mutual, 86 percent of Millennials in the U.S. admitted to having used their phone while driving.
