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Graziella Jost, Director of Projects at the ETSC said the plan - which would forbid drivers from drinking any alcohol before getting behind the for the first two years after getting their licences - as an “important measure to keep novice drivers safe.”

EU proposes zero-tolerance on alcohol for all new drivers

Estimates by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reveal that 16 to 21 per cent of all police-reported fatal vehicle crashes likely involve drowsy driving.

Asleep at the wheel: drivers unaware of how drowsy they really...

The new THINK! campaign, ‘Is pushing it worth it?’ is targeted at young male drivers, as statistics show male drivers aged 17 to 24 are four times more likely to be killed or seriously injured than drivers aged 25 or over.

New UK road safety campaign targets young male drivers on rural...

Every spring, Florida becomes a popular warm-weather destination for students and tourists but according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), March has also historically shown increased DUIs on the State’s roadways.

Never drive impaired campaign targets drivers in Florida

Speaking in a virtual Capitol Hill briefing this month, Mr Harkey said the organisation firmly believed in technology for vehicle safety but did not believe in the promise of technology to completely replace drivers and for the vehicle to assume all responsibility for vehicle operations.

Vehicle technology not a silver bullet for safety

To coincide with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Vehicle Safety Recalls Week in March, the NSC is running the ‘Check To Protect’ campaign, encouraging drivers to check the recall status of their vehicle.

Drivers urged to check for recalls

The organisation has conducted its annual Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Survey which this year showed 68 per cent of motorists were afraid of self-driving cars compared to 55 per cent in 2022.

Rise in motorists who don’t trust self-driving cars

This year’s NCAP ratings have been tightened with stricter criteria. Results for eighteen vans tested under the new conditions include the Fiat Ducato, which was rated Platinum last year and once again tops the list but has dropped to gold under this year’s tougher protocol.

Euro NCAP releases commercial van ratings for 2023

A driver in a good-rated vehicle is 12 percent less likely than a driver in a poor-rated one to be killed in a frontal crash, the IIHS study found.

Vehicles which perform strongly in IIHS front crash tests align with...

The safety organisation surveyed owners of vehicles equipped with front crash prevention, blind spot detection or rearview or other visibility-enhancing cameras. Among those who reported that at least one of those systems had been repaired for any reason, about half said they had issues with the features after the job was completed.

Half of drivers report issues with crash avoidance technology following repairs

According to new figures, there were 20,600 road deaths in the EU last year, a three per cent increase compared with 2021. But a reduction of ten per cent from 2019 - the last year before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Five ways Europe can tackle road deaths

Nearly half (48 per cent) of the 3,102 drivers questioned for the RAC Report on Motoring said they had driven faster than the limit in the past year on country roads – up from 44 per cent in 2021 and matching the highest figure ever seen by the RAC in 2016.

Call for speed cuts on ‘dangerous stretches’ of country roads as...

Bureau of Labor statistics show on average, two emergency responders, including tow workers, are struck and killed every month in the US by a driver who fails to obey the Move Over law, said the AAA.

Vehicle-mounted safety signs can help keep roadside workers safe

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has announced the funding program in partnership with law enforcement agencies including the Minnesota State Patrol, police departments and sheriff’s offices statewide.

$1.4 million funding boost to equip school buses with stop arm...

The 2023 Toyota Sienna earned a good rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) evaluation on minivans.

New IIHS safety test puts seat belt reminders in the spotlight

Speed fell sharply following the introduction of a general 30 km/h speed limit in January 2021 and has stayed lower ever since, according to the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC).

Lower average speed maintained on Brussels’ roads

The release of the Australian Government’s National Road Safety Action Plan 2023-2025 aims to help focus government, industry and community efforts to improve road safety and reduce road trauma.

Vehicle safety plays an integral role in improving road safety

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has launched the Call to Action initiative, asking stakeholders to commit to specific actions in 2023 to reduce serious injuries and deaths on roadways.

Call to action over “national crisis” on US roads

With vehicle safety technologies constantly being updated the organisation has launched new resources, including videos and blogs, on its website: MyCarDoesWhat.org.

Vehicle technology explained to make drivers safer on the road

The information was revealed in the release of Euro NCAP’s annual ‘Year in Numbers’ looking at the highs and lows and emerging trends of 2022.

Record number of safety tests carried out by Euro NCAP in...

The latest data shows 25.5 per cent of all central government cars were ultra-low emission vehicles by September 2022 - reaching the target three months ahead of schedule.

UK government ‘on track’ for fully zero emission fleet by 2027

Tara McCarthy, Deputy Secretary of Safety, Environment and Regulation at Transport for NSW has reminded motorists school zones are back in operation and clearly marked with flashing lights and school zone signs.

Motorists urged to slow down in school zones across NSW

In the study, the agency examined the crash risk associated with different drugs — including alcohol, cannabis, prescription, over-the-counter and other drugs — and the prevalence of their use among drivers. The report also makes recommendations aimed at preventing crashes caused by impaired drivers.

New report finds alcohol and cannabis most detected drugs in impaired...

Sharp to severe frosts are expected along with showers of hail, sleet and snow with the potential for freezing fog.

Road users in Ireland told to prepare for ‘hazardous conditions’

Iowa has been named the best state in America to drive in and Hawaii the worst, in a new report.

Best and worst US states for driving named

The agency’s new report, ‘The Economic and Societal Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes, 2019,’ examines the costs of one year of crashes that killed an estimated 36,500 people, injured 4.5 million, and damaged 23 million vehicles.

New report says traffic crashes cost America $340 Billion in 2019

The Department of Motor Vehicles has issued the advice to drivers as winter storms sweep through the state.

Expert tips for driving safely in winter storms

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) projections an estimated 31,785 people were killed in crashes from January to September – a 0.2 per cent reduction compared to the same time in 2021.

‘More work to do’ to save lives on America’s roads

According to the organisation, that’s an increase of 3.6 million people over last year and closing in on pre-pandemic numbers. 2022 is also expected to be the third busiest year for holiday travel since AAA began tracking in 2000.

Holiday travel almost back to pre-pandemic levels

The initiative comes after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced the findings of a new study of trauma center data that examined the presence of alcohol and drug use in serious and fatal crashes involving drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians.

States take action to curb drunk and drugged driving

The department has recently committed to expanding the EDC model to more modes of transportation. This year’s innovations are being promoted by FHWA and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and will improve project delivery across highway, rail, and transit agencies at the state and local level.

Latest round of innovations to accelerate innovation in transportation industry announced

According to the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) at least 4,000 deaths could be prevented in the European Union annually if drink-driving was eliminated.

Calls for drink-driving checks to get a post-Covid booster

The ICBC is also reminding motorists to ensure their vehicle is prepared and has offered the following tips to motorists for driving in the snow:

ICBC issues tips for safe driving in the snow

The new survey data from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, found the most alarming increase was among drivers admitting to getting behind the wheel after drinking enough that they felt they were over the legal limit – an increase of nearly 24 per cent.

Dangerous driving behavior on the rise

The Road Safety Commission has launched the two-week trial of mobile point to point safety cameras in Port and South Hedland.

Cameras able to spot drivers using mobile phones trialled in Western...

An estimated 43,000 people were killed on US roads in 2021, an increase on 2020, which was also an increase on the previous year.

Calls for a “comprehensive approach” to tackle speeding

The study looks at three critical challenges for nationwide vehicle electrification US electricity supply and demand, electric vehicle production and truck charging requirements.

New study investigates converting US vehicle fleet to electric

The ETSC said the European Commission was coming under pressure from the road transport industry to decrease the recommended minimum age of professional drivers in all sectors to 18, with training allowed from aged 17.

Safety body calls for age of professional drivers not be to...

A new report, co-authored by European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge (VSV) and Fundacion MAPFRE, warns that traffic safety education in Europe is much less widespread and consistent in secondary education, just as the risks young people are exposed to increase as they start to move around independently.

Call for road safety education to continue throughout secondary school

Troopers, deputies and police officers will be participating in the initiative through to New Year’s Eve, looking for drivers who appear impaired, whether by alcohol or other substances.

Festive campaign targets impaired drivers

The Traffic Industry Research Foundation (TIRF) partnered with Diageo North America earlier this year, to establish the coalition and develop a strategy to reduce driving injuries and deaths caused by motorists under the influence.

New national action plan aims to reduce impaired driving injuries and...

The study by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge (VSV) and Fundación MAPFRE looks at how traffic education, particularly among teenagers, needs to be improved across Europe.

Report finds 15 young people killed on European roads every week

Safety labels are mandatory on both hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to make sure that firefighters and other first responders can safely handle any fire or rescue in a collision or emergency.

Safety reminder for electric vehicle drivers

Millions of people are expected to travel on Florida’s roadways over the next two months, the busiest long-distance travel period of the year. As part of the campaign FLHSMV will be educating Floridians and visitors throughout the holiday season on all aspects of safe driving.

Road safety campaign launches in Florida to coincide with busy holiday...

In partnership with Lyft and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, the GHSA has awarded the Colorado, Maryland, Missouri and Texas State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) a total of $80,000 in grant funds.

Funding boost to promote ride-hailing over driving this holiday season

To keep you and your family safe on the roads this Thanksgiving holiday, eDriving is sharing the following safety tips:

Happy Thanksgiving: eDriving’s Safe Driving Tips for Thanksgiving Travelers

However, despite the heightened danger they pose to other road users, pickups are less likely to be equipped with the crash avoidance feature than cars or SUVs, according to the organisation.

AEB cuts rear-end crash rates for pickups by more than 40%

And the organisation predicts this year will be the third busiest for Thanksgiving travel since it started tracking in 2000.

Number of Americans expected to travel this holiday season almost back...

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 22 per cent of crashes involve a vehicle making a left turn at an intersection.

Uber drives new road safety features

The Mazda 3 sedan and Mazda 3 hatchback earned good ratings. Five other vehicles — the Nissan Sentra, Toyota Corolla sedan, Toyota Corolla hatchback, Honda Civic sedan and Honda Civic hatchback — were rated acceptable.

Small car performance is a mixed bag in new side crash...

The NTSB is renewing its 2018 recommendation for passenger lap and shoulder belts on new, large school buses as well as its call to require systems that prevent lane departure on heavy vehicles.

Fatal school bus crash emphasizes the importance of seatbelts and other...

The study also found that parents are nearly 50 percent more likely to routinely make video calls, check weather reports and other types of smartphone-enabled distractions than drivers without children 18 or younger.

Smartphone apps driving gig workers and parents to distraction

The project will investigate the extent of under-reporting of e-scooter casualties and ways in which it could be improved, consider the DfT evaluation report of the e-scooter trial rental schemes and respond to the Government’s proposed Transport Bill.

Further funding to assess e-scooter safety

The small-scale observational study, carried out on behalf of the Association of French Motorway Companies (ASFA), found on average drivers used their telephone ten times per hour while driving, for an average duration of use of 32 seconds.

Study shows lorry drivers spent 9% of driving time on the...

According to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), every year in the province the number of crashes due to driving too fast for the conditions increase by 90 per cent when comparing October to December.

Rise in crashes linked to bad weather

Fines for speeding have increased to €160 from €80. Fines for mobile phone use, not wearing a seatbelt and failing to ensure that a child is properly restrained have increased from €60 to €120.

Fines for 16 road safety offences doubled in Ireland

According to survey responses, drivers returned to the road in a big way in 2021, after a dramatic decrease in travel in 2020. Survey data also reveals that younger drivers and people whose highest level of education is high school spent the most time driving and reported the most miles driven during this period.

New study looks at who drove the most during the pandemic

Now the organization has teamed up with Honda to launch virtual safe driving sessions for parents of teens.

Virtual safe driving sessions organised for parents of teens to help...

The Reported Road Casualties publication, released by Transport Scotland, provides finalised figures for the number of people injured or killed in collisions, following the publication of provisional figures in May.

Deaths and injuries on Scottish roads remain low

The main victims were aged 15-19 years, followed by the age group of 10-14 years old.

Education for safe road behaviors puts students at the heart of...

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it is estimated that 3,142 people died in distraction-related crashes in the US in 2020, the most current year for which data is available. Another 400,000 people are injured annually. However, the actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to underreporting.

Funding aims to help seven states in the fight against distracted...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched the initiative, which will run through October 31.

US school bus safety campaign launches

The research, originally published in 2005 with updates in 2011 and 2018, designed and tested a predictive model that identified statistically significant relationships between truck driver safety behaviors and future crash probability.

Study shows the truck driver behaviour that can increase crash risk

In the report, by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), regular users of Cadillac Super Cruise, Nissan/Infiniti ProPILOT Assist and Tesla Autopilot said they were more likely to perform non-driving-related activities like eating or texting while using their partial automation systems than while driving unassisted.

Many drivers treating partially automated vehicles as self-driving

According to the Minister of the Interior, in 2021, 417 people died and another 4,142 were seriously injured in traffic accidents on urban roads – 20 percent fewer deaths and four percent fewer hospitalized injuries than those registered in 2019.

Number of people killed on Spain’s urban roads drops following introduction...

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) together with An Garda Síochána and the Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA), came together to highlight the importance of roadworthy tyres as part of Tyre Safety Day, held earlier this month.

Correctly inflated tyres can cut costs and improve safety for businesses

The organisation said with the weather being unpredictable and varying at this time of year motorists need to be prepared for travelling in snow, sleet, rain, hail, ice and fog.

Drivers warned to be prepared for the roads in ‘unpredictable weather’

The annual event led by national charity Parachute, which runs from October 16 to 22, is calling on teens to recognize that #DrivingTakes100 – 100-per-cent concentration.

Teen driver safety campaign focuses on distracted driving

According to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) between October and January, pedestrian fatalities increase by an average of 54 per cent in B.C.

Pedestrian fatalities more than double in fall and winter

Marking the inaugural Motorcyclist Awareness Month, spearheaded by Victoria’s Motorcycling Community Engagement Panel (MCEP), Minister for Roads and Road Safety Ben Carroll said the initiative had been developed in collaboration with the Transport Accident Commission (TAC), Department of Transport and Victoria Police.

Motorists urged to share the road this riding season

AEB, which uses forward-facing cameras and other sensors to automatically tell a vehicle car to apply the brakes when a crash is imminent, has reduced rear-end crashes at slower speeds, and the technology has been refined over the years with upgraded hardware and software.

Speed is a challenge for emergency braking technology

From January 2023 ANCAP, which shares common test and rating protocols with its European counterpart Euro NCAP, will expand its criteria by adding new and updated tests and assessments to its star rating regime.

ANCAP to make crash tests more difficult in 2023

Troopers conducted high-visibility patrols around the state over six weekends from May through September as part of Project 20(22).

Summer campaign to tackle dangerous drivers hailed a success

Now the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) is calling for renewed action and specific targets to protect child road users.

6000 children died on EU roads in ten years

So far this year 248 people have died on the country’s roads, 11 per cent more than at the same time last year and nearly a quarter of those killed were aged between 15-24 years old.

New Zealand road safety campaign targets young drivers

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety (DPS-OTS) has coordinated the enforcement, education and awareness campaign which will see extra police patrols as well as advertising across the State in support of the Toward Zero Deaths traffic safety program.

Seatbelt campaign urges drivers to “click it and live”

Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Sam Farraway, said the new system would help operators and drivers carry out their work safely.

New system to help improve heavy vehicle safety

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) study found that 85,002 people have died in crashes on rural roads between 2016 and 2020 - the five most recent years of data.

Rural roads are disproportionately deadly, study finds

The document, Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety of Modern Vehicles, is an update to its 2016 edition.

NHTSA updates cybersecurity best practices for new vehicles

The new offence of 'Causing Serious Injury by Careless Driving' came into law in the UK this summer under The Police Crime and Sentencing Act 2022.

Company drivers should be made aware of new careless driving law

The organisation conducted nighttime tests on 23 midsize cars, midsize SUVs and small pickups. Four were awarded the highest rating of superior, but more than half received a basic score or no credit.

Vehicles struggle in new nighttime test of pedestrian autobrake

The annual 2021 Motorcycle Safety Monitor Report by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC), surveyed almost 1,000 riders and found nearly all wear a helmet ‘all the time’ (96 per cent) and just over half (55 per cent) of respondents said they wear proper motorcycle riding pants every ride. The wearing of boots on every ride has declined (76 per cent in 2020 compared to 68 per cent in 2021).

Motorcyclists urged to ‘gear up’ every time they hit the road

The study revealed fatalities on urban roads surged 34 per cent from 2010 to 2019, while those in rural areas fell ten per cent. Urban traffic deaths surpassed those in rural areas in 2016 and by 2019, 19,595 people were killed in urban locations compared to 16,340 in the countryside.

Surge in urban road deaths

Of those surveyed in the Ipsos poll, 43 per cent of drivers admitted to using their phone at least once out of every ten trips – up from 33 per cent in 2019.

New campaign urges drivers to ‘leave their phone alone’

Now with the new school year underway the ICBC is sharing important tips for drivers, parents and caregivers to help children get to school safely.

Road safety tips issued as new school year gets underway

In partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Florida Sheriffs Association, Florida Police Chiefs Association, Florida Trucking Association and AAA – The Auto Club Group, the event aims to educate the public on drowsy driving prevention on Florida’s roads in honor of Ronshay Dugans, who was tragically killed by a drowsy driver in 2008.

Campaign targets drowsy drivers

With schoolchildren returning to the classrooms, Canada Safety Council is reminding drivers that the return of school buses has a significant impact on traffic patterns.

Plea to Canadian drivers to slow down for school buses

Highways England has partnered with AccessAble, a UK organisation which provides detailed accessibility information, to help motorists plan where to stop for a break at any one of the 114 motorway service areas across England.

Drive to improve motorway journeys for people with disabilities

However, the number of preventable deaths in 2022 is up 15 per cent compared to 2020 and the organisation said the figures proved US roadways were still “supremely dangerous” especially for those walking, biking, and rolling.

One per cent decrease in road deaths is only a ‘glimmer...

The risk is increased whenever a driver takes their eyes off the road. A vehicle travelling at 90 km/h covers 25 metres per second, meaning even a short glance at the navigation on the in-car screen can result in “driving blind” for ten metres or more. On an unlit road, this could potentially mean missing an important sign or a bend in the road.

New headlight technology helps keep drivers’ eyes on the road

Under the final rule, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD) will provide a new minimum standard for pavement marking “retroreflectivity” effective from September 6, 2022.

Pavement markings to be made more visible in US to reduce...

However, the severity of crashes was marginally lowered where school zone designations were present, according to the research published by INRIX.

New study focuses on driving behaviour in school zones

The figures show an increase of about seven per cent, compared to the 8,935 fatalities projected for the same quarter in 2021. This would be the highest number of first-quarter fatalities since 2002.

Early estimates of US traffic fatalities for the first quarter of...

The TAC has re-launched its campaign urging parents, guardians, and supervisors to educate learner drivers about the hazards that come with night-time driving and helping them to get at least 20 hours supervised driving experience after dark.

Young motorists urged to practise driving at night to help save...

The Road Safety Authority (RSA), Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and An Garda Síochána have teamed up for the initiative and are reminding motorists to always drive in the left lane for normal driving on a motorway and to familiarise themselves on the rules for joining and leaving a motorway.

Motorway safety campaign launches in Ireland

The report published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows the overall gap drops from 18 per cent to 6.3 per cent for 2010-2020 vehicles and to 2.9 per cent for 2015-20 vehicles.

Newer cars appear to reduce gender disparities in crash outcomes

The Road Safety Trust commissioned walking and cycling charity, Sustrans, to investigate ‘School Streets’ which are roads open to people walking and cycling but restricted to vehicles at the start and end of the school day.

School Streets success improving road safety around schools

The study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) examined data from three states on rear-end crashes - which are strongly associated with distracted driving.

Sweeping cellphone laws reduce crash rates

Findings from the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) annual Road Safety Monitor Report, which surveys more than 2,500 Victorians on their road safety behaviours and attitudes, has revealed the highest incidence of self-reported intentional speeding since 2016.

Risky drivers urged to slow down as report reveals rise in...

The government will fund trials of innovative signs with LED flashing lights at level crossings in Narromine and Bribbaree, to improve awareness and safety.

High tech lights aim to boost safety at level crossings

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