Congress is mandating automakers to use technology to find a way to prevent DUI deaths. Around 10,000 people are killed yearly due to alcohol-related traffic incidents, which...
02/03/2023
Today safety leaders in Congress as well as safety and bicycle advocates applauded the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for taking the necessary step of...
02/02/2023
WASHINGTON — An independent group composed of auto safety experts and consumer advocates will assist with the development of a technology that could prevent drunken or impaired...
02/01/2023
On September 9, 1966, around 200 people gathered in the White House Rose Garden as President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Motor Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the...
01/19/2023
Traffic fatalities increased at a significant clip again in the first three months of 2022, leading to the highest estimated number of crash-related deaths in two decades, a...
01/16/2023
Sunday, August 7, 2022 marks the start of “National Stop on Red Week.” In 2020, 928 people were killed in red light running crashes, half of which were pedestrians,...
01/11/2023
Benjamin Gates was headed for a snack on a rainy night in Southeast D.C. last year when a vehicle mowed him down as he crossed the street. The driver didn’t stop, leaving the...
01/09/2023
Most scholarship on pedestrian safety has been, I suspect, written by urban planners. However, legal scholars have recently become interested in this issue. In this post, I...
01/06/2023
Some automatic emergency braking systems, a standard feature in most new cars, performed poorly in identifying pedestrians at night during a recent test conducted by the...
01/05/2023
Pedestrian fatalities spiked 13 percent last year following multiyear increases. Walking should be a safe and healthy activity and mode of transportation. Congress and the...
01/04/2023
WASHINGTON — A coalition of consumer safety groups and automotive experts is once again urging automakers, regulators and other stakeholders to adopt standard terms for advanced...
12/30/2022
Washington, D.C. (November 15, 2022) – A new Ipsos poll shows that 9 out of 10 Americans support technology that is integrated into a car’s electronics to prevent drunk driving....
11/24/2022
