Car crashes
Basics
Why Traffic Violence Victims Can’t Easily Sue Automakers That Advertise Cars That Kill
Legal experts explain why the victims of traffic violence can't likely sue U.S. automakers on the basis that their advertising campaigns lead drivers to misuse cars.
February 18, 2022
How Utah’s New DUI Law Reduced Drunk Driving
Adopting the lowest threshold for drunk driving in the nation helped Utah cut alcohol-involved crashes nearly 9 percent in a single year, a new study finds — but better transit might deserve a little credit, too.
February 16, 2022
Feds: Megacar Owners Actually Drove More In 2020 Than 2019
The owners of the largest passenger cars on the road actually drove more in 2020 than they did in 2019, according to new data that can also explain why road deaths surged so sharply during the early days of the pandemic.
February 7, 2022
New Fed. Law Requires Some (But Not All!) States to Improve Bike/Walk Safety
The new-and-slightly-reformed Highway Safety Improvement Program could represent a turning point on U.S. roads, at least in the states that are required to spend the money right.
February 3, 2022
‘It Ain’t 94 Percent’: NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Discusses the Role of Human Error in Car Crashes
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy talks to Streetsblog about how why it's so important to say the right things about our national traffic crash crisis.
January 31, 2022
What’s In the Groundbreaking New USDOT Safety Strategy — and What’s Missing
For the first time in history, the United States Department of Transportation has committed to using every available resource to end roadway deaths and serious injuries on American roads — and now, they face the critical challenge of getting the rest of America to buy in with them.
January 27, 2022
How Automakers Can Stop Humans from Over-Relying on Automated Safety Tech
Automakers aren't doing enough to ensure that drivers are ready to take over if their vehicles' self-driving features make mistakes, an auto industry group argues
January 25, 2022
Viral Video of W. Va. Reporter Struck by Pick-Up Driver on Live TV Should be a Watershed Moment
A horrifying car crash that aired during a live TV news broadcast in West Virginia is sparking a conversation about roadway and workplace safety — and the many ways that U.S. media normalizes traffic violence, even as it happens in real time.
January 20, 2022
These States Won’t Adopt Even Bare Minimum Roadway Safety Laws
More than 40 states have failed to adopted a series of common-sense laws that advocates say would prevent many of the most easily avoidable crash deaths — and that reluctance to do the bare minimum doesn't bode well for those states' potential to more comprehensively reimagine their approaches to traffic safety.
January 19, 2022
Year In Review 2021: The Bad News
It's time for our year-in-review. Let's get the bad news out of the way first.
December 23, 2021
