2012

New Jersey officials are doing what they can to educate motorists on the dangers posed to drivers and their pets when an animal is improperly restrained in a vehicle. The safety announcement was made by the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Motor Vehicle Commission.  Leonia, NJ’s Overpeck County… read more

Authorities have shut down a variety of bussing operations because of numerous alleged safety violations. The shutdown was announced jointly by The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Department of Transportation.  It concerns bus companies based out of New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Georgia, and Maryland, with 233 routes suddenly being taken out… read more

Autonomous vehicles have been all over the news recently, and this blog is itself no exception.  But a new article takes a look at some of the interesting hurdles that must be overcome before such technology becomes commonplace. The writer of the article points to social acceptance as being one of the biggest challenges that… read more

Potential legislation that would require all rental car companies to abstain from renting out vehicles that have been recalled is in the works, but a new report shows that there might be some wrangling between parties until a final law is passed. Laws currently on the books don’t require a rental company to disclose information… read more

A new survey purports to show an increase in the number of companies that require their employees to abstain from using cell phones while behind the wheel of a vehicle. The survey comes courtesy of ZoomSafer, who polled 900 persons involved with transportation or vehicle fleet matters.  What they found was that 80% of commercial… read more

It seems like every day a new report comes to light about a state or community instituting some sort of cellular phone ban.  But that doesn’t mean that every state in America is lining up to pass such a law. In Louisiana yesterday, for instance, an effort to ban all handheld cell phones didn’t even… read more

Now that school is either out or just about out, families across the country are gearing up for summer road trips.  But before they do, Consumer Reports is spreading the word about the importance of checking the condition of spare tires.  To that end, they offer a few tips on how you can make sure… read more

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is currently looking into whether or not a recall might have to be initiated on a certain model of car. The investigation by the agency was prompted by a complaint filed with the NHTSA regarding the 2012 Hyundai Elantra.  The person making that complaint has alleged that their ear… read more

A new study suggests that a person’s weight might have an influence on the likelihood of that person surviving a vehicular accident. The study, which will be presented by the University of Buffalo in New York at Chicago’s Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, hinges on the fact that persons of normal weight utilize seat belts… read more

Despite the often troubling news about rampant distracted driving deaths and accidents along the roadways, new information seems to suggest that roads are safer today than they have been in years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced their estimate of the number of fatalities that occurred due to an automobile accident in 2011. … read more

A new study shows that construction workers along the roadside might just have one of the most dangerous jobs out there. Associated General Contractors of America was responsible for conducting the study, which showed that a whopping 68% of highway contractors across the country experienced an automobile crashing into a designated work zone in the… read more

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and other highway safety organizations are hoping that technology combined with new policies can make automobile accidents a thing of the past. This incredibly ambitious goal actually has a name, and that name is Toward Zero Deaths, or TZD.  Using data from across the country in order to aid… read more