Should cyclists be allowed to treat stop signs as yield signs? This rule from Idaho is divisive, but the scientific data is surprising.
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The summer months can be especially deadly for teenage drivers. Training, road restrictions and adult guidance can help teen drivers stay safe during the summer and beyond.
Even though research supports the change, most cities have been slow to ban left turns at even the most congested intersections.
Among Uganda’s motorbike taxi drivers, being able to drive fast – despite its dangers – is viewed as a status symbol.
Driver suicides account for about 9% of all fatal road crashes but many go unreported. Why are they so difficult to identify and what patterns exist?
Today it’s smart technology that will defend drivers and pedestrians. Over a century ago, it was the Klaxon horn.
Uber’s downsides are well publicised, but it may have a big social benefit in helping to reduce the incidence of drunk driving.
Australia appears to have cracked the case on teen driver safety by restricting late-night passengers.
Bike shops have seen record sales during the pandemic as people try to avoid crowded transportation. But governments must do more to keep new cyclists in the saddle.
Uber’s first safety report revealed 107 deaths and nearly 6,000 sexual assaults over two years. But the rideshare service may still be safer than the alternatives.
Faced with the eye-watering costs of building infrastructure, it makes sense to turn to much more cost-effective smart technology to get traffic flowing.
As traffic slows down, research is gathering momentum.
Low pay pushes drivers to work extremely long hours, causing more crashes and more traffic deaths.
Collisions at intersections between motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians cause many deaths and injuries. Design that considers how each group approaches intersections improves everyone’s safety.
Motor vehicle crashes are a public health crisis in the US. Distracted driving laws can save lives – but only some states have them.
More cyclists are suffering from serious injuries than ever before. Here’s what we can do to provide a safer environment.
It’s time for Australia’s personal injury insurance schemes to start preparing for change.
We should all learn from mistakes. Driverless cars must do the same when it comes to any accidents they’ve been involved in on our roads, no matter who was to blame.
Driverless cars may cut the number of traffic offences but they could open up a whole new area of litigation - who’s responsible for any crash?
A project that aims to change the fate of accident victims in developing countries.
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