Driving Safety

Study finds ‘alarming’ correlation between speeding and cellphone use

How closely linked are speeding and cellphone use behind the wheel? Closer than researchers from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety originally thought. “Until now, safety...

NSC asks drivers to make safe choices this Memorial Day weekend

New estimates from the National Safety Council indicate 393 people may die in motor vehicle-related crashes over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, prompting the...

Safety ‘starts the moment you put that truck in drive’: video

Watertown, SD — For communication tower workers who commute to and operate vehicles on jobsites, “making sure that we stay honed in” and “don’t...

After a car crash

You’ve just witnessed a vehicle crash. Do you know what you should do? Here’s what the National Safety Council recommends: Park about 100 feet from...
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Drivers say they ‘move over,’ but do they ‘slow down’?

Although a vast majority of drivers say they obey their state’s laws about changing lanes or slowing down near roadway incidents, many aren’t fully...

Advocacy group claims ‘massive gap’ in number of deaths caused by drowsy driving

The number of suspected drowsy driving-related deaths in 2023 was exponentially higher than what federal statistics indicate, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association. As...

Keep truck drivers safe in construction work zones

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says large trucks “are overrepresented in fatal work zone crashes.”

IIHS extending its safety ratings to some commercial vehicles

Arlington, VA — Aiming to expand its efforts involving commercial vehicles, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said it intends to release occupant safety...
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NSC projects a 12% decrease in U.S. traffic deaths in 2025

Washington — Nearly 38,000 people were killed in motor vehicle-related crashes last year – a 12% decrease from 2024, according to preliminary estimates from...

Industry group lauds ‘pro-trucking’ conditions as funding bill signed into law

Washington — The American Trucking Associations is commending multiple industry safety provisions – including $200 million in federal funding for truck parking – that are...

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