A recent report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) indicates that people arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol are often arrested more than once, suggesting that sanctions, treatment, and education are not enough to change this dangerous behavior. The National Highway…
Pedestrians are more in danger on the roads today than they have been in the past 30 years. That was the conclusion of the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). They recently released a new fatality report for 2018, which showed a gradually rising trend in…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that in 2016, there were 5,987 pedestrians killed in traffic crashes, which was a nine percent increase over fatalities the year before, and the highest number of pedestrians killed in one year since 1990. Alarmed by these…
Sunroofs are becoming more and more popular. According to a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the sunroof market size is increasing every year, with not only more sunroofs, but larger sunroofs appearing on more and more vehicles. In 2015, market…
Distracted driving is a growing problem on our roadways around the world. Who are the most common offenders? According to a recent study, it’s young men, and those with more extroverted and neurotic personalities. Though the results are preliminary, they reveal some interesting connections between…
April 20th is a holiday for marijuana fans, often called the “4/20 high holiday.” Believed to have been started during a Grateful Dead concert, it’s now celebrated by college students and marijuana enthusiasts who gather at 4:20 p.m. on April 20th to smoke marijuana or…
On October 15, 2017, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched its second annual National Teen Driver Safety Week. The purpose of the event was to encourage parents to talk to their teens “about the important rules they need to follow to stay safe”…
When we think of distracted driving, we usually think of cell phones and tablets, texting, talking on the phone, and perusing the Internet. But according to recent research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and the University of Utah, we now need to expand…
