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Study Finds Urban Environment Plays Major Role in Fault-Finding When Cars Hit Pedestrians

A new study that examines the circumstances behind who is found at fault when cars hit pedestrians in an urban area shows that the environment where the crash took place – especially the types of roads and the amount of …

Aimed at Safety, Atlantic City Road Narrowing Accelerates Fears of Worse Traffic in Gambling Resort

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Even with two lanes in each direction, the main road through Atlantic City can be choked with traffic, particularly on days when one or more big concerts are in town. Now, to access federal and …

Vehicles with Higher, Vertical Front Ends Raise Risks for Pedestrians

Motor vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends raise risks for pedestrians, according to a highway safety organization. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said that whatever the nose shape, pickups, SUVs and vans with a hood height greater than …

New Cars Are Supposed to Be Getting Safer. So Why Are Fatalities on the Rise?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alyssa Milligan was someone who intuitively knew when another person needed help, encouragement or a kind word. Although she was new to Tennessee, the 23-year old physical therapy student, whose mother called her “Sweet Alyssa,” had …

Cycling Fatalities Reach 46-Year High

Cyclist fatalities reached a multi-decade high in 2021. According to a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 966 pedal cyclists were killed in traffic crashes in 2021. That marked the most deaths in one year since 1975. …

Authorities Assess Damage from Sinkhole on New Mexico Bridge

LOS LUNAS, N.M. (AP) – Authorities on Sunday were assessing the damage after a sidewalk sinkhole developed on a New Mexico bridge, resulting in the rescue of two pedestrians. Los Lunas police said the city’s Main Street bridge over the …

Distraction, Speeding, Alcohol Drive Up 2021 Traffic Deaths

DETROIT (AP) — Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years with deaths due to speeding and impaired or distracted driving on the rise. The 2021 final numbers, released Monday by the …

Rising US Traffic Deaths Put Focus on One Philadelphia Road

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Just one more step and the stroller would have been on the curb. The thought haunts Latanya Byrd years after a driver racing down Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia struck and killed her 27-year-old niece, Samara Banks, and …

US Senate Confirms Auto Safety Chief amid Traffic Death Spike

WASHINGTON –– The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed by voice vote President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as the top auto safety regulator, the first to win approval since January 2017 and as U.S. traffic deaths have risen to the …

Argo Testing Driverless Vehicles on Miami and Austin Streets

AUSTIN —Self-driving startup Argo AI on Tuesday said it was having driverless vehicles carry employees around streets of Miami, Florida and Austin, Texas, noting that commercial applications would follow after an unspecified time. Argo, backed by Ford Motor Co. and …