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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 …

Mother: Son’s Death on Florida Ride Could’ve Been Prevented

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The mother of a 14-year-old Missouri boy who was killed while riding a 430-foot (131-meter) drop-tower ride at a Florida amusement park says her son’s death was preventable. “This could’ve been prevented … it should’ve been …

Study Finds That While More in Massachusetts Buckle up, State Still Lags

Seatbelt usage has climbed to an all-time high in Massachusetts, yet according to new research from the state highway safety division more than one in five motorists still do not buckle up. An observational study conducted for the agency by …

Indy 500 Safety Measures Still Used Today

Imagine climbing into your sedan in the driveway and not putting on a seatbelt, then trying to back out onto a busy street without the benefit of a rear-view mirror. Odd exercise? Sure. Unsafe? You bet. Seatbelts and rear-view mirrors, …

All GM Cars to Have Airbags by 2019 Model Year

General Motors Co. said Thursday it will phase out cars without airbags and other safety features after its Chevrolet Sail subcompact flunked a crash test in Latin America. The Latin New Car Assessment Program – an independent testing organization – …

Officers Receive Training to Reduce Traffic-Related Deaths

Training showing police ways to reduce the chances of dying in a traffic-related incident included something as simple as buckling up. For 27-year police veteran Scott Slagle, the message provided during a recent training program in Delmont, Pa., was preaching …

Thousands Cited for Violating Utah’s New Seatbelt Law

Thousands of motorists have been cited since a tougher Utah seatbelt law went into effect nearly two months ago, state transportation officials said. More than 6,000 drivers have been caught not wearing seatbelts since the law was enacted May 12, …

Amtrak Derailment Spurs Train Passenger Seatbelt Debate

Comments by a former top U.S. transportation official in the aftermath of a fatal crash of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia have rekindled a debate: Would train passengers be safer if they were required to wear seatbelts? Ray LaHood, who …

Montana Lawmaker Seeks to Increase Seatbelt Violation Fine

Getting caught without a seatbelt could cost Montana drivers five times the current fine under a proposed bill. Sen. Dick Barrett argued that seatbelt violators should be fined $100, up from $20. The Democrat from Missoula introduced Senate Bill 165 …

Delaware Traffic Fatalities up 20 Percent

Highway officials say the number of traffic fatalities in Delaware in 2014 was 20 percent higher than 2013. The Office of Highway Safety said in a news release Friday that 125 people were killed in traffic incidents in 2013. In …