Researchers have known for decades that women are more likely to suffer an injury or die in car accidents. Of the 40,000 Americans that die every year in automobile accidents, a disproportionate number will be women. While men are more likely to cause car accidents, women are more likely to suffer the severity of the injuries. In fact, women are more than 17…
Colorado Springs police are growing increasingly concerned about the number of pedestrian fatalities in the community in 2021. So far this year alone, there have been 36 car accident fatalities and of those fatalities, a third involved a pedestrian. Across the country, pedestrian accidents are also on the rise in many cities. In 2019 a pedestrian was killed in a car accident every…
A recent investigation found that some cars with keyless ignitions are at an increased risk of getting into a rollaway accident. These accidents occur when the driver isn’t in the car and can injure and kill people who happen to be in its path. One such instance occurred last month when a 2017 Range Rover HSE started moving backward after it was started…
When you purchase your first motorcycle, the thrill of the open road is all you might be thinking about. Feeling the wind on your face as you head out of town for the day is a big reason why so many people buy motorcycles. It is a fun way to tour the country and a great way to bond with friends. However, riding…
According to an AP News article, traffic deaths are up in the United States and may be associated with the pandemic. For reasons not fully understood, traffic fatalities also increased during the first nine months of 2020, despite Coronavirus lockdowns. In fact, according to the NHTSA, 28,190 people died in traffic accidents between January and September in 2020. This was a significant increase…
Memorial Day is coming up, and people around the country are looking forward to hitting the road and getting a little rest and relaxation. And this is especially true after a long and stressful year spent in the middle of a pandemic. Now that more and more people have been vaccinated, things are slowly getting back to normal. So a three-day weekend in…
The Click It or Ticket campaign starts on May 24th and will run through June 6th, so drivers should expect to see an increased law enforcement presence, as agencies around the state step up their efforts to cite drivers and passengers who are not buckled up. Click It or Ticket is national campaign spearheaded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, that has…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration teamed up earlier this month, with a popular YouTube personality in an effort to educate the public about the new driver assistance safety systems, that are starting to show up in more and more new vehicles. Engineering Explained is a YouTube channel featuring videos from mechanical engineer Jason Fenske, in which he explains various aspects of how…
April is Distracted Driving Awareness month, a time when several organizations, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Safety Council, join together to remind us all about the very real dangers of distracted driving, and ask that we all pledge to practice safer driving behaviors. And this year, it couldn’t come at a better time. Because according to a recent…
Last month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that California, Ohio and Texas were going to be receiving grant money totaling 1.3 million dollars, in order to alert motor vehicle owners about open recalls going on for their vehicles. The grant money will be used by the appropriate governmental departments and agencies in each state, to contact consumers with descriptions of the…
