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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.

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Designing vehicles for pedestrian safety

Good road design is essential for safe, walkable communities, but it's not enough. Vehicles also need to be designed with pedestrians in mind.

Four vehicles fall short in IIHS tests

The recently updated moderate overlap front test tripped up two vehicles, while another pair stumbled in the longstanding small overlap test.

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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

Motorcycles

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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