Toyota recently announced a recall of nearly 700,000 vehicles due to fuel pump issues. The automaker has advised owners to watch for warning lights and messages on the instrument panel, as well as a rough-running engine. These symptoms could indicate a fuel pump problem, which…
In March 2016, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced a historic commitment by 20 automakers representing more than 99 percent of the U.S. market to make automatic emergency braking (AEB) a…
The National Sleep Foundation states that about half of U.S. adult drivers admit to consistently driving while drowsy. About 20 percent admit to falling asleep behind the wheel at some point over the past year, and more than 40 percent admit to this happening at…
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently sent a letter to Daimler Trucks North America LLC acknowledging the company’s notification of a safety recall. Daimler is recalling school buses over concerns that the seatbacks may put children at risk of injuries. The NHTSA…
Ford Motor Company recently announced a recall of nearly 29,000 vehicles in the United States because of a defect that could cause the vehicles to move when in park. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) acknowledged the recall in a letter dated October 4,…
General Motors (GM) recently recalled nearly 3.5 million pickups and SUVs because of brake problems. So far, according to Consumer Reports, 113 crashes have been reported related to this issue, along with 13 injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been investigating the…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that in 2017, there were 783 bicyclists killed in traffic crashes in the United States. Helmets can help save lives, but Consumer Reports recently discovered that many helmets on the market do not meet current safety standards.…
Cyclist and pedestrians remain in danger on the nation’s roadways, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Their recent traffic safety report indicates that fatal accidents involving cyclists soared by 10 percent last year, while pedestrian deaths rose 4 percent. Meanwhile, overall traffic fatalities…
April, which is National Distracted Driving month has just come to an end—a time when the National Safety Council (NSC) and other safety organizations work to spread awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. As they seek to change driver behavior through education, many states…
In their September 2018 report, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed that there were an estimated 7,277,000 police-reported traffic crashes in the U.S. in 2016, in which 37,461 people were killed and 3,144,000 people were injured. An average of 102 people died each…