Latest news
Vehicle height amplifies dangers of speed
New pedestrian injury risk curves calculated by IIHS show that vehicles with taller front ends begin to cause serious injuries at lower speeds.
Performance and adrenaline are commonly used to sell cars, SUVs and pickups, even as speed is implicated in more than 12,000 road deaths a year.
Drivers who are used to partial automation that turns off when they try to share control over the steering are less willing to steer or put their hands on the wheel in sticky situations.
More than 20,000 motorcyclists who died in crashes in the U.S. since the mid-1970s would have survived if stronger helmet laws had been in place.
Front crash prevention, partial automation, limitations of crash prevention technologies
Alcohol and crash risk, laws, marijuana enforcement
Cellphone use and crash risk, device laws, technologies to combat distraction
Trucking regulations, fatigue, braking systems, underride
Helmet laws, ABS, motorcycle types
Vehicle designs, intersections, crash avoidance technologies, daylight savings time
Effectiveness of cameras, signal timing, communities using red light safety cameras
Why belts matter, state laws, reminders and interlocks
Dangers of speed, by the numbers, traffic calming, intelligent speed assistance