Research

Think about all the hazards that can appear on roads around the holiday season.  Persons who crawl behind the wheel without a thought given to how much alcohol they consumed at a holiday party.  Drivers on their phones asking if they need to pick anything up from the store or texting someone that they’re on… read more

Recently, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety updated their ratings system to take into account how automobiles would fare when involved in a type of crash known as a small overlap crash test.  This is the name given to when the corner of a vehicle becomes the initial contact point during a crash.  In addition,… read more

Chicken safety and federal agencies’ ability to ensure such has come under fire from two new reports that highlight the somewhat disappointing state of the industry.  The Los Angeles Times has related both findings in a new article. The Pew Charitable Trusts report concerns itself more with addressing the lack of authority currently provided to… read more

A couple weeks ago, the United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund came out with the latest edition of their annual report that looks at the state of toy safety throughout the country.  For the past 28 years, the Trouble in Toyland report has been issued to help officials come up with ways to… read more

If you’re heading out to a restaurant anytime soon, then you may want to take a look at new research highlighting the lack of sanitary practices in place at many facilities.  The study will make you think twice the next time you order something from the menu at a food establishment. The findings were compiled… read more

New research has come out that highlights the common deficiencies present in the way parents are buckling their children into car seats.  These shortcomings are unfortunate, as all it takes is one seemingly minor slip-up to undermine the viability of the seat in its entirety. The research was conducted by the Wayne State University Transportation… read more

A new study emphasizes the idea that distracted driving continues to grow and endanger citizens across the country.  This particular bit of research points to the increasing number of pedestrian strikes that can be attributable to a driver being distracted. The research hails from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and can be found in… read more

New research has come out that relates how many motorcycle accidents could be the result of the brain inaccurately responding to visual cues in the road environment.  By understanding this, safety campaigns and future research efforts may be enacted that could reduce this potential threat. The study hails from researchers at Texas Tech’s Human Factors… read more

State Farm has come out with the results of a survey they’ve begun to carry out annually that showcases attitudes and habits associated with distracted driving.  By polling close to 1,000 drivers this past July, State Farm was able to deduce that 24% of motor vehicle operators have logged onto the internet via their phones… read more

New research has come out that highlights the threat posed when an elderly individual suffers a fall.  Understanding the information can help nursing homes and care centers make improvements to facilities that might be able to reduce the risk of a concussion and other types of injuries. The study hails from Simon Fraser University researchers… read more

A new report outlines the results of a study that analyzed the threat posed to pregnant women by automobile crashes.  The research, which was carried out by the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, analyzed 848,000 North Carolina women who had delivered a baby from 2001 to 2008, 2.9% of which had been in at least… read more

A new study from the Monash University Accident Research Centre delves into the impact that having children in the car can have on a parent, with the results suggesting that a kid can actually prove more distracting than many other hazards.  12 families were analyzed for the study, and if a parent with a child… read more