U.S. Traffic Deaths Soar to 38,680 in 2020; Highest Yearly Total Since 2007 June 4, 2021 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — U.S. traffic deaths soared after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020, hitting the highest yearly total since 2007 as...
21 Killed, 3 Injured When Bus, Truck Crash in Southern Egypt April 16, 2021 By Samy Magdy CAIRO (AP) — A bus overturned while trying to pass a truck on a highway in southern Egypt on Tuesday,...
Taking Cops Out of Traffic Stops: Does it Make a Difference? March 30, 2021 By Ahmed Jallow FAYETTEVILLE, NC (AP) — Before dawn one morning in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a Black woman in her late 60s was...
Adaptive Cruise Control Raises Crash Risks, U.S. Study Finds March 12, 2021 Adaptive cruise control systems on cars, which control braking and speed, raise the risk of traffic crashes because the technology...
Road Where Tiger Woods Crashed is Known for High Speeds February 25, 2021 By Stefanie Dazio and Brian Melley RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — The steep stretch of road where Tiger Woods’ car hopped a median, rolled and...
Amazon Plans AI-Powered Cameras in Delivery Vans to Improve Safety February 4, 2021 Amazon.com has revealed plans to install AI-powered video cameras in its branded delivery vans, in a move that the world’s...
U.S. Traffic Deaths Skyrocket After Coronavirus Lockdowns Expire January 14, 2021 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — U.S. traffic deaths jumped dramatically after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020, rising 13.1% in the three months ending...
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...
Study Shows Monitoring Plus Coaching Can Cut Risky Driving in Half September 24, 2020 By Jim Sams Oil-field workers who bomb around in pickups across hundreds of miles of countryside every work week cut speeding and hard...
Car Crashes Deadlier as Drivers Speed During Lockdowns June 26, 2020 By Lena Masri Coronavirus lockdowns led to huge reductions in traffic and fewer car crashes this spring, but as drivers sped up on...