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A rising number of fires related to e-scooters, e-skateboards, e-bikes and ‘hoverboards’ in New South Wales has led to the Government taking action.

Product standards for e-bikes and e-scooters proposed to stop fires

A rising number of fires related to e-scooters, e-skateboards, e-bikes and ‘hoverboards’ in New South Wales has led to the Government taking action. Lithium-ion battery...
June is Off-Road Safety Month in Canada – a nationwide event aimed at promoting the safe and responsible use of off-road vehicles including All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).

Top tips for safe riding during Off-Road Safety Month

This year’s list of recommended vehicles for teens from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Consumer Reports (CR) has been published and offers more safety for less money.

Safest and most affordable vehicles for teens revealed

Researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) also found that youths with mood disorders experienced a slightly elevated risk of crashing.

Youths with mood disorders less likely to get driver’s license

New drivers are eight times more likely to be involved in fatal crashes than experienced drivers, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Road safety speakers talk to British Columbia teens to prevent crashes...

The Victorian State Emergency Service (VICSES) volunteers and the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) have teamed up to launch the Easter Driver Reviver program.

Drivers in Victoria reminded to take a break this Easter

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DRIVING FOR WORK

New research looking at ways to increase the number of women truck drivers have been released.

New study looks at ways of attracting more women truck drivers

New research looking at ways to increase the number of women truck drivers have been released. Industry image and perception, training school completion, truck parking...
Using federal crash data from 2016 to 2021, IIHS researchers estimated that equipping every light van on the road with front crash prevention, lane departure prevention, blind spot detection and intelligent speed assistance (ISA) could address 26 per cent of all police-reported crashes, 22 per cent of injury crashes and 37 per cent of fatal crashes involving such vehicles.

IIHS calls for delivery vans to be fitted with better safety...

Equipping the light vans that fulfill America’s online orders with four safety features could prevent or mitigate close to four out of ten fatal...
The most recent data reveals there were 2,066 fatal injuries from transportation incidents in 2022, making up nearly 38 per cent of the total job-related fatalities that year and a rise of just over four per cent from 1,982 in 2021.

Driving leading cause of job-related deaths in the US every year

Driving for work is the leading cause of job-related deaths in the US every year, according to figures from the US Bureau of Labor...
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