Ohio’s worst motor vehicle accident in more than three years and, reportedly, the deadliest car accident in Trumbull County in its history, continues to be investigated in the wake of what transpired near Warren early last Sunday morning. It is of course difficult to report such a story, but the details concerning the crash…
An engineer from Swedish auto maker Volvo first came up with the idea of the 3-point seat belt, the integrated lap and shoulder harness now standard in all vehicles. Now the company is focused on mass production of the world’s first pedestrian air bag, designed to deploy on the outside of a vehicle within…
Shelby Police Chief Charlie Roub says that he is “not very pleased” by the recent decision of a local business employer. That decision — noteworthy enough to garner headlines in media outlets across the country — was this: firing a bartender for alerting police to a just-departed bar patron whose blood alcohol content tested…
The story of a teen-aged girl in Utah who was recently struck while walking by a man who was texting and said by police to be driving while drunk is serving as yet another reminder of the ravages wrought by distracted and even mindless driving on the nation’s roadways. Luckily, the girl survived, although…
Consumer beware: Your recent car purchase may be harboring some neglected recalls. A new study completed by the vehicle-history website Carfax has found that more than two million vehicles were put up for sale online in 2012 despite featuring unrepaired safety recalls. Since plenty of cars are sold offline, though, the actual figures in…
“This is not rocket science, and it’s obviously not cost prohibitive,” says Adrian Lund, the president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). He adds: “And we know how to fix this.” What Lund is referring to is the too-often deadly car crash scenario in which a passenger vehicle collides with a commercial…
The widely accepted notion about new safety features and vehicle enhancements is that they are drastically improving driver and passenger safety. And there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that: Safety advancements such as anti-lane drift technology, rear-view cameras, emergency brake assists and others have been designed in hopes of preventing thousands of car accidents…
A recent release of data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that 2012 brought the largest increase in traffic fatalities seen since 1975. This alarming trend brings an abrupt end to a decade-long decline in deaths resulting from car accidents and leads some to wonder whether lawmakers have put traffic safety programs…
For years, electric vehicles have put Ohio residents and others nationally at risk for pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents and car accidents. At slow speeds, electric cars are nearly impossible to hear. Not realizing a car is coming, pedestrians and cyclists start to cross a street or pass behind a driveway without checking for traffic….
A new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that one in 24 American drivers admits to having fallen asleep behind the wheel within the past month of being surveyed. Drowsy driving is a dangerous driving behavior that can significantly increase a person’s risk of being involved in a car…