In 2020, Covid-19-related shutdowns greatly limited traffic on the roads. According to data collected by traffic analytics company Inrix for its 2020 Global Traffic Scorecard, U.S. drivers averaged 73 fewer hours in traffic in 2020 because of the pandemic. Nevertheless, according to the National Safety…
A recent study shows that while mandated government lockdowns related to COVID-19 reduced the number of vehicles on U.S. roadways, there was no significant reduction in road traffic accidents resulting in serious or fatal injuries. Study Shows COVID-19 Shutdowns Had No Effect on Serious Car…
The National Safety Council (NSC) recently reported that Americans are at a higher risk of dying from a motor vehicle crash than they were last year at this time, even though there are fewer people on the road because of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the…
The National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) has been encouraging the development of self-driving cars for several years, convinced that the vehicles would help save lives. In a document entitled, “Automated Driving Systems: A Vision for Safety,” U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao wrote,…
In January 2020, a University of Pittsburgh senior was struck and killed by a bus in Oakland, Pa. She was at the intersection of DeSoto Street and Fifth Avenue when a Port Authority bus struck her at about 12:25 p.m. She later died of her…
The Ford Motor Co. recently issued a recall of about 25,000 vehicles due to a problem with the pre-collision feature. In the affected vehicles, the feature is not enabled. Drivers who are not aware of the defect may rely on a system that is not…
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot more people are wearing masks when going out into public. So far, many experts see this as a positive move when it comes to protecting public health, as the masks are believed to help trap potentially infectious droplets when…
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…
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…
In March 2018, a self-driving Uber vehicle killed a pedestrian in Arizona. The 49-year-old woman was walking with her bicycle outside of the crosswalk when the Volvo SUV hit her. The vehicle was in autonomous mode at the time of the incident, with the vehicle…
