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• Top Vehicle Safety Picks for 2025 Will Be Required To Have Better Back Seat Protections: IIHS

  March 31, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Each year, vehicles can be awarded either the IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK or its more stringent TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards, but new criteria now aim to incorporate safety ratings for back seat passengers as well.

• Pedestrian Deaths in U.S. Have Risen Nearly 50% Over the Past Decade: GHSA

  March 17, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  New report finds that the rate of pedestrian deaths in the U.S. rose 48% in the first half of 2024 when compared to a decade earlier, which is nearly seven times faster than America’s population growth.

• Road Deaths in U.S. Could Be Reduced Up To 30% by 2030: IIHS

  March 3, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Highway safety nonprofit is advocating for the implementation of a "30x30" strategy aimed at reducing traffic fatalities by 13,000, advancing the U.S. towards its objective of achieving zero deaths on American roads.

• Holiday Sober Driving Campaign Launched by NHTSA To Combat Alcohol-Related Crashes

  December 17, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  Following more than 1,000 deaths related to drunk driving throughout December 2022, federal safety officials have launched a nationwide campaign this month to raise awareness about the dangers of impaired driving.

• City Traffic Accident Locations Can Be Predicted by Past Collisions: Study

  December 4, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  New research suggests that analyzing historical data on the locations of accidents in cities could help influence strategies that may prevent future collisions.

• Pedestrian Traffic Deaths Projected To Have Decreased in First Half of 2024: NHTSA Report

  December 2, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  Federal highway safety officials have released new projections for traffic deaths across the U.S. during the first half of 2024, which shows declines in almost every focus area and subcategory of the report.

• NHTSA Thanksgiving Travel Safety Tips Could Help Prevent Hundreds of Holiday Deaths

  November 25, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  Following more than 300 traffic deaths over Thanksgiving weekend in 2022, federal officials are issuing safety tips for one of the busiest travel times of the year.

• NHTSA Updates Vehicle Safety Ratings To Include Advanced Driver Assist Technology

  November 22, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  An evaluation of certain driver assist technologies will be added to NHTSA’s 5-star safety rating system, as they have begun to appear in more and more consumer vehicles, and play a critical role in reducing the frequency and severity of accidents.

• Handheld Cell Phone Use Linked to Risky Driving in Adolescents: Study

  November 7, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  Although cell phone use is widely known to increase the risk of accidents, new research highlights the impact it has on risky driving behaviors among teenagers.

• NHTSA Investigation Into Tesla Self-Driving Technology Launched Following Pedestrian Accidents

  October 24, 2024

  Michael Adams

  Federal investigators are examining Tesla self-driving systems installed in more than 2 million vehicles, following at least four pedestrian accidents, including one that resulted in a fatality.