Allstate Reveals Safest Cities for Drivers
The report serves as an important safe-driving reminder as motorists prepare to hit the roads for the July Fourth holiday.
Editor’s Notes 2.0: Driver Types
The Wanderer. The Itchy Foot. The Tailgater. The Multitasker. We’ve all experienced these types of drivers on the road. Here is my attempt at defining them all.
AAA Study Finds Fatal Crashes Doubled After Washington State Legalized Marijuana
The research, released on May 10th, focused on fatal crashes among drivers in Washington state from 2012 to 2014.
Report Finds Autonomous Vehicles Cannot Be Test-Driven Enough Miles to Demonstrate Their Safety
Under even the most aggressive test-driving assumptions, it would take existing fleets of autonomous vehicles tens and even hundreds of years to log sufficient miles to adequately assess the safety of the vehicles when compared to human-driven vehicles.
Study Finds Ninety-Two Percent of Gen Z Teens Own or Plan to Own a Vehicle
The best news from this research is that auto sales are not going to take a hit because of this generation (ages currently 0-17). Their love for cars and driving is very much alive.
US DOT Announces Steep Spike in Roadway Deaths
Latest estimate of traffic deaths shows a steep 9.3 percent increase for the first nine months of 2015.
A Glimpse into the Future
What our business might look like in 2045 is anyone’s guess. And guess we did, starting with what Mrs. Smith’s ride might look like.
Traffic Fatalities Fall in 2014, But Early Estimates Show Increase in 2015
The 2015 fatality estimate is up 8.1 percent from the same period last year, and the fatality rate rose by 4.4 percent.
NHTSA Launches Campaign to Promote National Teen Driver Safety Week
The campaign was created to help parents talk to their teen drivers about driving safely, with a set of five rules that address the most dangerous, and even deadly, teen driving behaviors.
Ten Vehicle Manufacturers Commit to Auto Emergency Braking on All New Vehicles
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety states that this represents a major step toward making crash-prevention technologies more widely available to consumers.