Scary New NHTSA Ad Channels Slasher Movies
We’re less than 100 days away from Halloween, and a new commercial from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration aims to put us in the right, spooky frame of mind. The ad — a collaboration between NHTSA, the Ad Council, and Vox Creative — hearkens back to ’80s slashers to demonstrate how scary driving high […]
What Made Texas Roadways More Dangerous During Lockdown?
It seems like a paradox — although there were fewer drivers on the road during the Lone Star State’s pandemic stay-at-home order, there was also an uptick in traffic fatalities. Both local and national-level data sources indicate that this unexpected statistic is a product of reckless driving. Here’s a look at what the data shows. […]
Mazda Launches Free Essential Car Care Program for Healthcare Workers — Including Non-Mazda Owners
Mazda has launched a new Essential Car Care program intended to provide support to healthcare workers in the United States. Starting April 16, participating Mazda dealers are offering free standard oil changes and enhanced car cleaning services to healthcare workers — even those who do not own a Mazda vehicle. The program is available for […]
3 Common Driving Mistakes Teens Make
This article is sponsored by DMVedu.org. The National Safety Council recorded approximately 40,000 road accident fatalities in 2018. While this is lower than the figures in 2017, it’s still a significant increase from four years ago. In a survey done by AAA in 2018, 73 percent of respondents rated themselves as above-average drivers. This shows […]
Does Car Technology Make Roads More Dangerous?
With all of the new technology available in cars these days, the dream of the perfect road trip is more advanced than ever. Beyond hitting the road with the windows down and music playing, dashboard GPS systems and hands-free calling technology means you’ll likely never get lost or lonely. Unfortunately, some of those fun features […]
Two US Senators Push for New Car Tech to Prevent Drunk Driving
Some states like Maryland have recently started researching built-in vehicle tech that could help prevent drunk driving. Now, two U.S. Senators are lobbying for this same tech at the federal level. Exciting Enhancements: Discover the new options and tech on the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 Proposing a new bill The legislation is called the RIDE […]
6 Preparations to Take When Your Teen Starts Driving
For many teenagers, getting a driver’s license is a rite of passage yet a time of great concern for parents. While it still may equate to a new sense of excitement and freedom without parental oversight, there are many reasons to worry. Distracted driving — which is the leading cause of teen death — is […]
Father Forgot Twins in Hot Car
Juan Rodriguez experienced every parent’s worst nightmare. He drove to work and forgot his one-year-old twins in his hot car, causing them to pass away. Understandably, Mr. Rodriguez is overcome with grief and struggles to grasp how he could do such a thing. What we know about the tragedy On Friday, Mr. Rodriguez left his […]
Ways to Stay Safe on the Road
The road can be an unforgiving place. Accidents happen all the time, whether or not they are caused by motorists. According to the Association for Safe International Travel, about 1.25 million people each year die as a result of collisions or mishaps that happen on the road. Many of these accidents are avoidable, so every […]
Americans Name Distracted Driving the Largest On-Road Threat in New Study
Despite drivers' concerns about other motorists driving while distracted, most admitted to checking their phones while behind the wheel
There are a lot of hazards that drivers can encounter during their commutes. However, one phenomenon stresses drivers out more than any other. According to a survey conducted by Harris Insights and Analytics, 55 percent of Americans believe distracted driving is the top threat drivers face on the road. Avoid On-Road Distractions: Don’t do the […]
NSC Estimates 40,000 U.S. Traffic Deaths in 2018
U.S. traffic deaths in 2018 reached 40,000 for the third straight year in a row, according to estimates from the National Safety Council. “Forty-thousand deaths is unacceptable,” said Nicholas Smith, interim president and CEO of NSC. “We cannot afford to tread water anymore.” Find Out: How safe the 2019 GMC Terrain really is While the overall […]
US Court of Appeals Smacks Down NHTSA Attempt To Skip Gas Guzzler Fee Increase
Back in September, we reported that three major environmental groups—the Center for Biological Diversity, the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and the Sierra Club—had filed a lawsuit against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which in July had said it wouldn’t be implementing an Obama-era regulation that would more than double so-called “gas guzzler” fines, […]
Environmental Groups Sue US Government for Delayed Gas Guzzler Fines
It is probably a fair assessment to say that relations between environmental groups and the government under President Trump’s administration are bad. That would, unfortunately, also be like saying that relations between sperm whales and giant squid are bad. As such, environmental groups have been carefully observing the government, and, seeing their chance, have struck. […]
Nissan Protects Fishermen With Car Technology
As Nissan has been developing self-driving car technology, the automaker has created many different safety features to monitor vehicles, including the impact the environment has on them. Instead of keeping the technology to itself in the automotive world, it has used the systems to create a tool to help protect Spanish fishermen called Percebeiro Shield. Ready […]
Are You a Distracted Driver? If So, Stop It
Humans cannot simultaneously do multiple things at once, aka multitask. Yes, we can shift gears from one thing to another, turning our focus from one task to another quite rapidly, an ability which is often mistaken as multitasking. However, actually doing two or more things at once with any rate of success—nope, not happening. Related: […]
NHTSA Proposes Rules to Lock Phone Apps for Drivers While Moving
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a proposal for voluntary guidelines aimed at making sure drivers are less distracted by phones, first by having smartphone manufacturers lock out most apps when the phone is being used by someone driving a car and second by making infotainment systems easier to pair with smartphones. Think […]
Child Hot-Car Deaths in 2016 Rise to 23, Nearly Reaching Last Year Total
As a heat wave baking the East continued this past weekend, flying temperatures inside automobiles claimed the lives of two more children, one in Missouri and one in Florida, raising the total number of children killed by heatstroke in vehicles this year to 23. This year has been especially deadly for children in hot cars, […]