Traffic safety professionals had been hopeful that the steady decrease in highway deaths since 2008 would continue. Those hopes were dashed with the August release of NHTSA ‘s report, 2015 Motor Vehicle Crashes: Overview, revealing that 2015 marked the largest percentage increase in traffic fatalities in 50 years. That increase of 7.2% resulted in deaths climbing
Roadway deaths fall nearly 25% in a decade, fatality rates at a historic low – In late December, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the 2013 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) final data for 2013. That data reflects a 3.1% decrease from 2012 and a nearly 25% decline in […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a new study that points to the high economic toll and societal impact of motor vehicle crashes in the United States [….]
On December 9th a “distracted driving stakeholders’ meeting” was convened by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and David Strickland, Administrator of The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Attendees included myself on behalf of EndDD.org., along with some two dozen different “stakeholders” including […]
Imagine you don’t need the smart phone because you have an electronic system in your car that connects you to Facebook, Twitter or other social networks; allows you to text, email, shop online, or look for directions. New technology, sure, but does it improve safety?
In the largest study of its kind to date, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report last month revealing that 4.2% of drivers reported falling asleep at the wheel within the previous 30 days.
Written by Joel D. Feldman NHTSA Director, David Strickland has put auto makers on notice that their efforts to ramp up in-car technology to provide faster internet connections will be strictly scrutinized and that these efforts fly in the face of common sense safety considerations for drivers. US Department of Transportation Secretary, Ray La Hood, the most
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