Research

Consumer Reports recently conducted a study on hospitals around the country that sought to determine which were the safest in terms of surgical outcomes and which fared the poorest.  The results paint a picture of some of the track records of hospitals in California. Coming in with a score of 25 out of 100, the… read more

The stress parents face when their young child is forced to go through a surgical operation cannot be underestimated.  Even the most mundane procedure carries risks, and parents will necessarily worry until their child comes out of the operation safely. But there’s one concern that parents may or may not have that the Food and… read more

Research from Kelley Blue Book as featured in the LA Times claims that, on average, women tend to pay more attention to the safety of a vehicle than do men.  Over 13,000 people were queried for the survey, which took into account searching metrics on the Kelley Blue Book website when coming to its conclusions. … read more

Researchers from the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta explain that the key to rooting out distracted driving among some individuals is to get doctors more involved.  They believe that such medical professionals may be able to influence positive behavior among citizens. Their position is detailed in the Canada Family Physician journal. … read more

Recently, research out of the University of Utah revealed that hands-free cellphone usage at the wheel could actually be as dangerous or even more dangerous as using one’s hands to manually manipulate a cellphone.  The study was widely featured in news outlets around the country, but a new report delves further into the scale that… read more

Generally speaking, common sense has long dictated that rural areas and small towns are more dangerous than larger cities.  Many people will actually elect to stay away from heavily urban areas, worried about the potential for automobile accidents and assorted crimes.  But new research turns that common way of thinking on its head, explaining that… read more

Distracted driving may prove to be the defining topic of this decade’s highway safety efforts, but a new study reveals that some drivers may finally be getting the message that distraction has no place at the wheel. The AutoTECHCAST poll from Harris carried out in April and May of this year sought to acquire the… read more

Automakers and researchers around the world are busy developing numerous types of safety technologies that aim to make our commutes safer, and one group at the University of Leicester’s Centre for Systems Neuroscience is focusing its efforts on the threat posed by fatigued driving. This isn’t a danger to take lightly.  The National Highway Traffic… read more

It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie:  you’re driving down the road, minding your own business, when suddenly something takes control of your vehicle.  Systems start turning on and off and your vehicle starts to careen in directions you never intended. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has grown concerned about just… read more

We recently brought you word of a study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety which revealed that hands-free texting and driving can be as dangerous if not more so than manual texting at the wheel.  But a new report wonders exactly why that is, considering that these systems were developed in the first place… read more

Distracted driving has become the defining safety issue of modern day roads.  Just think  back to the last time you drove on the road and didn’t see someone using their phone in some manner.  For many people, it’s been awhile.  But one other type of dangerous activity tends to get overlooked:  distracted walking. A new… read more

Ford has released a survey which seeks to identify dangerous driving behaviors among various demographics, and the information is worth understanding so that we can all remove distraction and other reckless habits from our driving lives. Penn Schoen Berland administered the study, which surveyed 1,000 people, half of whom were teens and half of whom… read more