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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.

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Is there a need for speed in vehicle ads?

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.

Keeping drivers switched on

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.

Lax helmet laws come with deadly cost

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.

Key issues in road safety

Advanced driver assistance

Front crash prevention, partial automation, limitations of crash prevention technologies

Alcohol and drugs

Alcohol and crash risk, laws, marijuana enforcement

Distracted driving

Cellphone use and crash risk, device laws, technologies to combat distraction

Large trucks

Trucking regulations, fatigue, braking systems, underride

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Helmet laws, ABS, motorcycle types

Pedestrians and bicyclists

Vehicle designs, intersections, crash avoidance technologies, daylight savings time

Red light running

Effectiveness of cameras, signal timing, communities using red light safety cameras

Seat belts

Why belts matter, state laws, reminders and interlocks

Speed

Dangers of speed, by the numbers, traffic calming, intelligent speed assistance

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