Year: 2019
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is considering whether it’s time to replace side and rear-view mirrors in cars with high-tech camera monitoring systems. It’s not the first time the agency has studied the idea. In 2014, Tesla, Inc. and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers asked NHTSA to allow them to replace rear-view mirrors…
According to a new study by Insurify, the worst drivers in America are bartenders, ticket sales representatives and journalists. However, postmasters and composers rank among the best drivers in the country. This was the conclusion drawn after the insurance company analyzed 1.6 million car insurance applications, which included information about the industry a person worked…
Much has been done in recent years to improve automobile safety. But despite modern safety technology, a new study reports there is a disparity between injuries suffered by men and women who are involved in head-on collisions. Front-impact accidents are frequently deadly and motorists of any sex often suffer catastrophic injuries. But even when both…
Everyone knows that heavy rain makes car accidents more likely. But a recent study by the American Meteorological Society found that even drizzle can be deadly, increasing the risk of a fatal crash by 27 percent. Researchers from the North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies analyzed 125,012 fatal crashes in the Lower 48 states from…