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Drivers can improve mileage by 24% by using fuel-efficient driving habits
It's true... and you don’t need much more than a willingness to try changing a few “bad” habits you may have picked up when gas was cheap. According to an experiment at Ford, drivers who were taught simple 'eco-driving' techniques improved their fuel economy by an...
Tesla On The Verge Of A “Formal Investigation” By The NHTSA
Source: Bloomberg Freshly disclosed records suggest the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration may be preparing a formal investigation into Tesla Inc.’s driver-assistance system Autopilot, a former agency official said. The agency has issued at least five...
Should Electric Vehicle Drivers Pay a Mileage Tax?
In many countries the revenue from gasoline taxes is used to fund highways and other transportation infrastructure. As the number of electric vehicles on the road increases, this raises questions about the effectiveness and equity of this financing mechanism. In this...
Evaluating Behaviour Change Communication Campaigns in Health and Safety: A Literature Review
This literature review examined selected international research, published from 2010 to the present, to investigate how six fields other than road safety (i.e. healthy eating/physical activity, smoking, alcohol and drug use, workplace health and safety, suicide and...
The Relationship Between Self-Reported and Actual Driving-Related Behaviours: A Literature Review
Self-report approaches include questionnaires, interviews, focus groups and driver diaries. They are relatively inexpensive, provide detailed information and can reach large numbers of people. However, it is unclear to what extent they validly measure actual...
Affidavit: Driver involved in deadly I-70 crash was driving erratically, going more than 80 mph
Source: TheDenverChannel.com, April 29, 2019GOLDEN, Colo. – The driver of a semi going eastbound on I-70 near Colorado Mills Parkway hit speeds upward of 85 miles per hour before causing a deadly and fiery crash that left four people dead and many others...
The Myth of Multi-Tasking and the Reality of Distracted Driving
Written by Scott Marshall (@SafeDriver) I’ve been known to be so consumed in what I’m doing that I won’t hear someone speak to me. I doubt I’m the only person that has had that happen to them. I’ve been told I have selected hearing. Apparently I’ve been told that many...
The People Who Drive Your Business, First Drive to Work
Employee Commuting Safety has a Direct Affect on Employer Heath-Care and Insurance CostsEmployer health-care spending for car crashes was nearly $14 billion in 2013, including insurance costs. Another $13 billion was spent on sick leave and life and...
Distracted Driving can be More Dangerous then Impaired Driving
Written by Scott Marshall (@SafeDriver) In recent years, distracted driving has overcome impaired driving as a major cause of road injuries and fatalities. But it doesn't have to be that way. Similar to using alcohol or drugs, using a cell phone can become quite...
What is Defensive Driving?
Written by Scott Marshall (@SafeDriver) For decades we’ve all heard about defensive driving. Everyone seems to have been taught this when they learned to drive. Well, so they think. “Defensive driving” seems to be the catch phrase when drivers speak of their driving...
Distracted Driving Facts
Many people, including perhaps yourself, believe you can safely and accurately drive while texting. If that’s your belief, I need to share a few facts about distracted driving with you. Written by Scott Marshall (@SafeDriver) We all have certain beliefs. Sometimes...
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month – Free Training Offer
April is #DistractedDrivingAwarenessMonth – and we are making our Avoiding Distracted Driving course available FREE for new users. Click below, and use the coupon code “APRIL2019” during checkout to get this course for free....
Updated Estimates of the Relationship Between the Business Cycle and Traffic Fatalities
The global recession has ended, and economic growth has returned to many OECD-countries. In some countries, for example the United States, the number of traffic fatalities has increased in recent years RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNEMPLOYMENT AND TRAFFIC FATALITIES (EXCERPT)...
12 Winter Driving Tips – How to Avoid a Highway Pileup
A uncontrolled highway pileup can quickly turn your winter driving trip into a nightmare. Whether the wreck involves dozens of cars and trucks,...
How To Avoid Drowsy Driving
There's a hazard lurking on our highways and roads. One that causes over 100,000 accidents a year yet isn't rightfully acknowledged like well-known road hazards such as drunk driving and texting while driving. This hazard is drowsy driving - a problem that is...
Nodded Off Behind the Wheel – One of the Three Deadly-D’s
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety recently released a study (pdf) where 46% of 3,303 drivers responding to the survey self-assess that they have nodded off while driving at some point in their lives, with nearly 10% admitting to nodding off behind the wheel at...
Three Good Reasons Why You Should Clear the Snow Off of Your Car
Remove snow from every window, mirror, light, and all wheels so you don't make winter driving any more dangerous than it already is. https://vimeo.com/315510978 If you've ever driven after a snowstorm, you've seen it, snow covered windows making it impossible for the...
Pedestrian Safety Video – Suddenly Things Change
Everyone is a pedestrian at some point. Every time you leave your house, walk into a store, cross the street with your child, go for a jog or walk through a park, you are a pedestrian. https://vimeo.com/315458052 While fatalities from traffic crashes have decreased...
What NOT to do When Your Lane is Ending – the Lane Drop
Roads go from three lanes to two lanes or two lanes to one lane all the time - it's called a "lane drop". The wrong way to handle this is to drive until the very end of the lane that's ending, and then try to merge at the last possible moment, sometimes leading to...
Development of Roundabout Crash Prediction Models and Methods
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 888: Development of Roundabout Crash Prediction Models and Methods provides crash prediction models that quantify the expected safety performance of roundabouts for motorized and non-motorized...
Church Van Safety Basics – Proper Preparation Helps Improve Van Safety
Large passenger vans are often used by churches, ministries, and schools for moving people from place to place – but you maybe be putting your passengers at risk for serious injuries.
NHTSA Pedestrian Safety Statistics
Pedestrians were one of the few groups of road users in the United States to experience an increase in fatalities in 2016, totaling 5,987 deaths. ...
Railroad Crossing Safety is a Vital Part of Crash Prevention
Each year, over 2,000 collisions occur between motor vehicles and trains in the US While highway safety systems get a great deal of...
NHTSA Clarifies 15-Passenger Van Regulations
This article originally appeared in Safe Ride News, August 2018 and is reprinted here in our blog with permission of the author. Safe Ride News Publications is a publisher of educational materials for the child passenger safety field. On August 10, a full-size, 2010...
Parent‐Teen Driving Agreement
Getting behind the wheel for the first time can be a nerve-racking time for teens. Parents are the top resource for teens when they are learning to drive, and it is important to set guidelines through the licensing process. Parents and teens can use our template to...