Latest Road safety Stories

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online It’s easy to understand why many cities and states want to ban texting while driving. Having your thumbs and eyes on a tiny screen (or not so tiny, if you’re using a Samsung device) can be a major distraction from the road. Yet there are other apps available to smartphones which are incredibly useful while on the road, such as GPS or mapping apps. Now, one court in California has ruled that even drivers using their smartphones...

Taking the Lead in Improving Teen Driver Safety SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, is now offering its teen drivers a unique technology solution that can help prevent distracted driving. Statistics show that traffic accidents remain the leading cause of death for American teens. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the latest distracted driving data shows that 3,331 people...

Danziger & De Llano states that new technology designed to enhance oil and gas company truck driver safety is very good news for drivers in Texas, where the number of oil and gas-related motor deaths are the highest in the country. (PRWEB) April 06, 2013 The safe driving practices of drivers in the oil and gas industry have drawn increasing scrutiny and have become very important as the oil exploration and production industry continues to grow. In response, a California company called...

Alonso Krangle urges all motorists to curb cellphone use when driving to help reduce traffic accidents caused by distracted driving. "An alarming 25% of all accidents are due to distracted driving; we urge everyone to turn off all cellphones while driving and pay attention!" Melville, NY (PRWEB) April 06, 2013 According to the National Safety Council (NSC), approximately 25 percent of all car / auto traffic accidents are caused by distracted driving, specifically cellphone use...

Assembly Committee Hears Bill to Ban Hands-Free Texting During Distracted Driving Awareness Month ELK GROVE, Calif., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ADEPT Driver, a California company that developed driver safety programs teenSMART and Lifelong Driver, is calling on members of the Assembly Transportation Committee to approve AB 313, authored by Assembly member Jim Frazier, which would ban hands-free voice-activated texting while driving. The bill will be considered by the...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Although car crashes are still the leading cause of death for teens, risky behaviors for teenage drivers and car passengers are on their way down, according to a new survey from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm. In a report based on the survey, the research team said the reduction in reported risky behaviors is translating into higher safety records for society’s youngest drivers. "When most people...

WORCESTER, Mass., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Access Fixtures is proud to supply bollard lights to illuminate the pathway leading to LEGOLAND Florida's entrance. As unique as LEGOLAND, the Access Fixtures square bollards when installed appear similar to Lego bricks and are finished in Legoland colors to enhance the Legoland brand and experience. The bollards are an aesthetically pleasing, cost-effective, solution to light the entrance of Legoland. Once contacted, Access Fixtures...

New Research Shows Texting While Driving and Other Distractions Are Commonplace Among Teen Girls NEW YORK, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, Teen Vogue and Toyota announced today "Arrive in Style," a safe driving campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of distracted driving among teenage girls and inspire them to make a mutual commitment with their mothers to drive safely. While cars today are safer than ever,...

Insurer offers tips on how to avoid deadly distractions to coincide with National Distracted Driving Awareness Month ERIE, Pa., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Of the more than 65,000 people killed in car crashes over the past two years, one in 10 were in crashes where at least one of the drivers was distracted. That's according to police report data analyzed by Erie Insurance in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a nationwide census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Executing a ‘permitted’ left turn while driving through your neighborhood can be a risky maneuver. These are different from the ‘protected’ left turns, which are indicated by a solid green arrow. Permitted left turns are allowed when there’s a break in oncoming traffic. This means drivers who attempt this tricky turn may only be focused on cars hurtling towards them and not other potential risks – like pedestrians. A...