Texting bans aren't reducing crashes in 4 states where they've been enacted, insurance data reveal
Motorcycle antilocks lower crash risk, despite government claims in a poorly designed study
Motor vehicle injuries cost the US more than $99 billion a year
Hawk pedestrian signal makes crossing streets safer in Arizona
New boosters earn top ratings for safety belt fit, but many designs still need to be improved
Booster ratings from BEST BET to those that aren’t recommended
Parents don't always know the right time to switch to boosters and how long to keep using them
Child restraint questions are tackled in new Q&A
Tethers get used 43 percent of the time on forward-facing child restraints
Hot-button issues often drive highway safety policy, draining time and attention from initiatives with greater potential to save lives
Require speed limiters in big trucks for safety as well as fuel economy
Roof strength ratings for more than 100 passenger vehicles, most of which earn top mark of good
Parents favor strict rules for teenage drivers and support raising the licensing age for beginners
Cadillac Escalade remains a favorite target of thieves
Belt use increases in Maine after the state upgrades to primary law
Police officers die more in crashes than from any other cause of death on the job
Older drivers aren’t causing more crashes than they used to, and they aren’t dying more often when they do crash
Ignition interlocks prove more attractive to DWI offenders than house arrest
Raising alcohol prices and taxes reduces excessive drinking, alcohol-related crashes, and other harm, task force finds
Recorder rule for large trucks applies to just the worst offenders
Electronic stability control lowers risk of a fatal crash by a third
Low-speed vehicles and minitrucks are showing up on more public roads, and new crash tests illustrate the risk
Crash avoidance technologies for passenger vehicles could prevent or mitigate about 1 of every 3 fatal crashes
Large trucks will benefit from crash avoidance technology
Ejection is a problem when LSVs crash because doors are optional and occupants don't always use safety belts
Survey of motorcyclists focuses on travel patterns, crash involvement, helmet use, and other aspects of cycling and safety
New Jersey cuts beginners' crash risk with combination of older licensing age and restrictions on all beginners
Wearing a helmet reduces injuries, based on analysis of insurance claims for medical costs
Motorcycle antilocks are safety pluses
Mandatory training courses for motorcyclists don't reduce crashes
Special issue: phoning while driving
Patterns of phone use and crashes don't match, and researchers are trying to figure out why this is the case
New survey of driver phone use indicates this is a widespread practice, even in risky circumstances on the road
Laws that ban hand-held phone use while driving aren't producing the expected result, which is a reduction in the frequency of crashes
Technology to block phone use while driving is emerging but so far isn't widely used, and the safety payoff is unknown
Frontal airbags designed to meet the latest federal standards appear to have reduced protection for belted drivers in front crashes
Alcohol use is down sharply among nighttime drivers on weekends, but impairment remains a big problem in fatal crashes
People still die in frontal crashes because of personal factors like advanced age and vehicle factors like structures that don't do a good job of managing crash energy, NHTSA says
Institute rates small pickups for rollover and side impact crash protection
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