Viewpoint: More Sweeping Cellphone Laws Reduce Crash Rates August 10, 2022 By Insurance Institute for Highway Safety It’s common knowledge that texting while driving is illegal in most places. But what about tapping the screen of your...
Protesting Dutch Farmers Dump Manure, Garbage on Roads July 28, 2022 By Mike Corder THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch farmers protested government plans to reduce nitrogen emissions by dumping manure and garbage Wednesday...
Truck Driver on Trial in Crash that Killed Seven Motorcyclists July 27, 2022 By Kathy McCormack CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The trial for a commercial truck driver charged with causing the deaths in 2019 of seven...
Appellate Court Upholds Rule Allowing Longer Hours for Commercial Drivers July 27, 2022 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court on Tuesday upheld rules adopted during the Trump administration that allowed commercial drivers engaged in local...
Rising US Traffic Deaths Put Focus on One Philadelphia Road June 1, 2022 By Claudia Lauer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Just one more step and the stroller would have been on the curb. The thought haunts Latanya...
Teen Turns Tragic Loss Into Effort to Improve Highway Safety April 11, 2022 MAURICE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana high school senior who lost her best friend in a head-on collision is on...
Slow Down: States Get Infrastructure Cash for Speed Cameras February 3, 2022 By Hope Yen WASHINGTON (AP) — Drivers, beware: Speed cameras could be on their way to a location near you thanks to President...
Cambridge Mobile Telematics Expands Its Empire of Smartphone Driver Surveillance June 18, 2021 By Kyle Stock Cambridge Mobile Telematics, which helps insurers monitor drivers via smartphone, has agreed to buy TrueMotion, a cross-town Boston rival, for...
Traffic Returning to Roadways, But Claims Patterns May Shift Permanently April 19, 2021 By Jim Sams The number of cars on US roadways is returning to normal as states ease COVID-19 restrictions, but that doesn’t necessarily...
U.S. Traffic Deaths Fell After Coronavirus Lockdown, But Drivers Got Riskier October 2, 2020 By David Shepardson U.S. traffic deaths fell during the coronavirus lockdowns but drivers engaged in riskier behavior as the fatality rate spiked to...