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Traffic Deaths Hit 16-Year High in First Six Months of 2022

U.S. traffic deaths rose 0.5% in the first half of 2022 to 20,175, the highest number killed in the period since 2006, according to an early estimate released by U.S. regulators. Traffic deaths have jumped after pandemic lockdowns ended as …

Auto-Animal Collisions Higher in Northern California

If you are a commuter, Southern California freeways are your nightmare. If you happen to be a deer, coyote or raccoon, the highways of Northern California are a lot worse. A study released Thursday by the University of California Davis …

NASCAR Will Allow Engine Cooling Units After Safety Concerns

Moving swiftly to address driver safety concerns, NASCAR on Tuesday banned cool-down laps and will start allowing teams to hook up cooling units to their engines on pit road – the first major changes to the popular new knockout qualifying …

New Focus on Older Drivers

Dolly Wagner barely bumped the girl’s bicycle with her car. It wasn’t even enough to knock the 10-year-old to the ground. The girl later giggled about what had happened. But that accident five years ago – the first in five …

Vermont Officials Urge Driver Safety

Vermont officials are trying to prevent any more highway fatalities this year by urging drivers to slow down, buckle up and not drive drunk or drug-impaired this holiday season. Officials say Vermont has seen a spike in fatal crashes over …