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• Safer Driving Habits Could Be Encouraged with Smartphone Apps, Similar to Usage-Based Insurance Programs: AAA

  April 10, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  A recent AAA study suggests that insurance apps designed to monitor driving behaviors and offer incentives and feedback might also enhance overall driving habits.

• Teenage Drivers Are Responsible for Nearly One in Ten Car Accident Deaths Linked to Cellphones: NHTSA

  April 9, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  New government data identifies cellphone use as a major driving distraction, with 15% of all teenagers involved in fatal crashes being distracted by cellphones.

• Kia Sorento Lawsuit Alleges Woman Paralyzed Due to Front Passenger Seat Defects

  April 8, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A Pennsylvania couple claims the passenger seat in their Kia Sorento collapsed when the vehicle was rear-ended, leading to one of them becoming permanently paralyzed.

• Large-Sized SUVs and Trucks Offer Minimal Safety Benefits: IIHS

  February 13, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Researchers have found that larger, heavier vehicles do not improve occupant safety, and increase the danger to pedestrians and those in other vehicles, despite popular beliefs.

• Pedestrian Injury Severity Increases With Height of Vehicles: IIHS

  December 27, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  The height of a vehicle hood's leading edge significantly increases both the overall risk of pedestrian injury and the severity of injuries caused by impact speed in an auto accident, according to new research.

• 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.

• 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.