Today’s SUVs and pickups pose far less risk to people in cars and minivans than previous generations, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows.
Until recently, SUVs and pickups were more likely than cars or minivans of the same weight to be involved in crashes that killed occupants of other cars or [...]
The Florida Highway Patrol is currently participating in the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign through Labor Day, joining thousands of other law enforcement and highway safety agencies across the nation to reduce the number of impaired drivers on Florida’s roadways in an effort to save lives.
“Drunk driving is simply not worth the [...]
A survey of college students reveals that 35 percent use mobile phone applications while driving, a new study suggests.
The survey included 93 University of Alabama at Birmingham students who own a smartphone and use Internet-based applications on it at least four or more times per week. Among survey respondents, one in 10 “often,” “almost always” [...]
While the blood-alcohol limit may be .08 percent in the United States, no amount of alcohol seems to be safe for driving, according to a new study.
According to the study led by David Phillips, a sociologist at University of California, San Diego, blood-alcohol levels well below the U.S. legal limit are associated with incapacitating injury [...]
Despite national campaigns aimed at decreasing distracted driving in this country, people still seem to find plenty of other things to do while driving.
The survey of 1,500 drivers by Insurance.com reveals some disturbing news about driver safety, with many respondents admitting to behaviors known to raise the risk of deadly car accidents.
Almost 9 percent admit [...]
Sprint has dialed up an Android app whose mission is to halt distracted driving behaviors before they begin.
“Drive First” will be installed on all future Sprint Android phones, but subscribers must pay an additional $2 a month to engage the app. Owners of Android phones don’t need to upgrade as they’ll be able to download [...]
Elderly drivers are half as likely to see pedestrians on the sidewalk due to a limited field of view, and compensate in part by driving more slowly, according to a new study.
In the online edition of “Accident Analysis and Prevention,” the study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers, compared reaction times and perception [...]
It turns out there may be more on the line than many sports fans bargained for.
New research shows those nail-biters at major sporting events are often followed by a significant increase in fatalities – but only for fans of the winning team,
Researchers at North Carolina State University found that traffic fatalities increased significantly after close [...]
All-terrain vehicle injuries involving youth under age 16 have declined 14 percent, a statistically significant number according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Total ATV-related injuries in 2009 decreased 2.4 percent from 2008, the third consecutive decline in total number of deaths since 2006, which accounts for a total 16 percent decrease during that period. In [...]
Despite warnings about the dangers of mixing alcohol and energy drinks, combining the two is still a popular cocktail for young people, according to a new study.
In the wake of multiple state bans on caffeinated alcoholic beverages and an U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning to four companies to remove their products from the marketplace, [...]