2014

The danger posed by intoxicated driving simply cannot be underestimated.  Anyone who  gets behind the wheel after they’ve consumed alcohol is putting themselves, the other occupants of the automobile, and everyone they share the road with in danger. For a long time, there was no way to impede drunk driving other than to raise awareness… read more

A new report from USA Today that highlights the continued danger posed by distracted driving was prompted by recent research that delves into the psychology of teens who have just obtained their driver’s licenses.  That research, which hails from the Transportation Institute of Virginia Tech, showed that teens tend to overestimate their abilities in the… read more

Numerous types of vehicles are being recalled by Toyota for two separate issues, either of which could lead to a crash if a driver is not expecting certain functions of the vehicle to suddenly be turned off.  Consumer Reports explores the dual recalls, which are both related to software problems, in a new report. Even… read more

If you live in Los Angeles and are able to take advantage of the three day President’s Day weekend, you might want to make sure your travels don’t take your near the 405 Freeway.  This weekend will see something that officials are referring to as Jamzilla, a sequel/reboot of Carmageddon.  Starting tomorrow night at around… read more

If you’re going to be on the road in the midst of winter weather conditions, you could find yourself sharing that road with larger commercial trucks.  Whereas you may be able to stay home and wait out the storm, the drivers of these vehicles are often required to keep to the roads and complete their… read more

Last week, the United States Transportation Department made waves with the announcement that Vehicle to Vehicle Communication could be mandated in vehicles as soon as 2017.  This was a big step for auto safety because it signaled a willingness to embrace preventative safety mechanisms, a means to keep accidents from happening in the first place… read more

Peterbilt 579, Peterbilt 567, and Kenworth T680 chassis of the 2013 and 2014 model years are being recalled by PACCAR because of a potential safety issue associated with the door latch assemblies from Inteva.  There are two issues that could present:  someone on the outside could open an unlocked door, or someone inside may be… read more

Yesterday, there was a Distracted Driving Summit held in order to address some of the ways in which the rather dangerous driving act could be curbed.  But summit or not, we still have quite a long way to go before distraction is squashed entirely.  Not only do we have cellphones to contend with, but things… read more

Distracted driving has proven to be a truly daunting obstacle for road safety, and the problem has brooked no simple solutions.  Still, there are promising avenues worth pursuing, and a new piece in the British Medical Journal relates some of the ways to curb texting and cellphone usage at the wheel. A report from the… read more

If you are the first person to drive a given vehicle off the lot, you should be able to feel relatively confident that you would know about any recall alerts that get issued on that automobile.  The dealer and the auto company have your address, and assuming you update that address if you move, you… read more

If you live in Santa Monica, California or expect to be passing through, then you should know about an upcoming law enforcement crackdown in the area.  The effort, which will be carried out by the police department of the city, will focus on any safety violations that could compromise the safety of motorcyclists.  That means… read more

Many of the crashes that occur throughout the country happen at intersections.  Cars are either unable to stop in time at a red light or they willfully drive through.  Drivers trying to turn left may underestimate how fast an incoming vehicle is traveling, or they may simply overlook the presence of something like a motorcycle. … read more