Highway deaths fall for second consecutive year
Improving road safety has long been a point of emphasis for the United States government.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has now seen positive results for a second consecutive year. Highway deaths fell by 2.4% in 2018. This trend has continued into 2019 with early reports showing that highway deaths are down 3.4% through...
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3 common causes of distracted driving
Imagine you are driving on the highway. You are sharing the road with many other cars and traveling at a high speed. All of a sudden, another driver makes a poor decision to merge into your lane without first looking to see where you are. Fortunately, you were paying attention and were able to...
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Passengers in new trucks may be more prone to injury than drivers
Since 2017, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has been conducting crash tests on both the driver and passenger sides of vehicles. After a recent round of crash tests on 11 newer two-row pickup trucks, the IIHS came to an important conclusion that Illinois residents should know about. It turns out that the passengers...
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Distraction linked with higher risk for highway work zone crashes
Highway work zones have long been known to pose a challenge to road safety in Illinois and across the U.S. This is because the narrow lanes of a construction area are always much less safe. Researchers at the University of Missouri have found out that these zones are particularly dangerous for distracted drivers. These...
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