The New Jersey State Police released its fatality crash statistics for 2014, reflecting a 3.9% increase in highway fatalities in 2013 by 21 victims, bringing the total to 563 up from 542 in 2013. While driver, passenger and pedacyclists fatalities all decreased from 2013, the number of pedestrians killed spiked by 28%.
Roadway deaths fall nearly 25% in a decade, fatality rates at a historic low – In late December, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the 2013 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) final data for 2013. That data reflects a 3.1% decrease from 2012 and a nearly 25% decline in […]
We all know that texting while driving is dangerous, something that was certainly confirmed again in a recent study by Wayne State University Researchers. Using a driving simulator, lane excursions while texting were measured (middle of the car departing from driving lane into opposing lane of travel or onto the shoulder). Roughly 50% of the
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a new study that points to the high economic toll and societal impact of motor vehicle crashes in the United States [….]
May is Global Youth Traffic Safety Month, a month designated to bring awareness to the fact that traffic accidents are the number 1 killer of teens and to get teens involved in the solution. We at EndDD.org know that distracted driving is not just a teen issue. We ask teens, as part of our presentation,
The results of analysis of surveys completed in connection with our pilot program in 2012 have been released in a CHOP Research Institute White Paper dated April 9, 2014, “Evaluation of EndDD.org’s Student Awareness Initiative: Effectiveness of a Program to Prevent Teen Distracted Driving.” […]
AT&T has long been at the forefront of efforts to reduce distracted driving with its no texting initiatives. Undoubtedly, through it’s leadership, many crashes have been prevented and many lives saved. So it was with great surprise that I read a January 7, 2014 article in CNNMoney on a partnership just announced between AT&T and
Virginia Tech research team completed a study comparing novice and experienced drivers and risks associated with a number of secondary tasks performed while driving. The research team found that a increased risks of crashes or near crashes for novice drivers…
Distracted driving usually brings images of drivers texting, talking, or tapping a smart phone or other device, not nodding off. Researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, however, are telling us fatigue is the leading cause of distracted driving crashes and near-crashes, and these tired-driver crashes are happening ten times more often than was estimated
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