The District of Columbia is notorious for its use of traffic enforcement cameras and is often accused of setting speed-traps that generate millions in revenue but do little for traffic safety. Last fall, the 7 On Your Side investigative team...
The U. S. government's road safety agency says traffic deaths fell by a small amount for the second straight year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attributed the 2. 4% drop partially to technology in newer vehicles that can prevent...
Cars don’t see as well at night and they don't see well when turning right, according to a report by AAA published on Friday. In simulated testing, vehicles equipped with automatic emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian detection could not be...
Rising speed limits in the U. S. are to blame a spike in highway fatalities, the IIHS said last week. The IIHS published new findings that showed an estimated 37,000 more drivers died due to increases in speed limits compared...
The European Union is moving to require cars and trucks to have technology that would deter speeding as well as data recorders to document the circumstances of accidents. Those are among the safety features included in a provisional agreement announced...
Volvo Cars says it will limit the top speed of its new cars at 112 mph in all markets as of next year because "too many people get seriously injured or even killed because of excessive speeding. " CEO Hakan...
Congratulations, Maine. The Vacationland state is home to the country's worst drivers, according to a national study from insurance quote comparer Quote Wizard. The new study ranked each state using data from the company's own base and cross-examined it with...
