In the survey, conducted in January, 66 per cent of the 1,220 respondents expressed fear about the technology and 25 per cent said they were uncertain. Fully self-driving vehicles are not yet available for purchase.

Fear of self-driving cars persists says AAA

Two thirds of US drivers fear fully self-driving vehicles, according to a new AAA survey on autonomous vehicles. In the survey, conducted in January, 66...
The campaign ‘Anywhere. Anytime. Anyone’ includes a television advert showing how widespread police efforts are targeting dangerous behaviours like speeding, drink and drug driving, driving without a seatbelt and mobile phone distractions.

Badly behaved drivers targeted in new road safety campaign

Victorian motorists who flout the law are being warned they will be caught, in a new road safety campaign launched by the Transport Accident...
The report shows 18 per cent of all traffic fatalities between 2017 and 2021 were estimated to involve a drowsy driver, accounting for 30,000 deaths.

Drowsy driving leads to more deaths than reported

A new study by the AAA has revealed that deaths due to drowsy driving is ten times higher than reported. The report shows 18 percent...
The Governors Highway Safety Association’s (GHSA) annual Spotlight on Highway Safety report looks at state and national trends in pedestrian traffic deaths from January through June 2023 based on preliminary data provided by State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs).

Pedestrian deaths in the US fall slightly in first half of...

There were an estimated 3,373 pedestrians killed in the US in the first half of 2023, a four percent decline from the previous year,...
The 2024 Top Truck Bottleneck List measures the level of truck-involved congestion at over 325 locations on the national highway system.

Biggest bottlenecks for truckers in America revealed

The American Transportation Research Institute has released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America. The 2024 Top Truck Bottleneck List...
The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) said modern roundabouts can reduce injury crashes by up to 75 per cent as they reduce speed and eliminate head-on, right-angle and left-turn crashes. They can also increase safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

Roundabouts reduce injury crashes by 75% but new survey reveals some...

Just a third of British Columbia drivers feel confident navigating a multi-lane roundabout, according to a new survey. The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC)...
The project called “We need to talk about hands-freeâ€, was aimed at police officers, who are at the frontline of dealing with the devastation that distracted driving can cause, to ensure they are fully informed.

Hands-free phone use while driving as dangerous as using a hand-held...

The UK’s roads policing lead and the CEO of The Road Safety Trust are supporting the findings of an Open University educational project highlighting...
AAA Engineers wanted to know how reverse AEB systems with rear cross traffic mitigation systems perform when backing out of a parking space into the path of an oncoming vehicle with an adjacent parked vehicle blocking the view and while a stationary child pedestrian behind the vehicle.

Reverse automatic emergency braking isn’t foolproof

Reverse automatic emergency braking isn’t foolproof, according to the AAA after it simulated collisions across four popular 2023 model-year vehicles. AAA Engineers wanted to know...
Researchers from the organization combed through diverse information sources and uncovered 123 roadside assistance providers killed by passing vehicles between 2015 and 2021.

AAA study finds more roadside workers struck and killed than reported

Nearly four times more roadside workers are struck and killed than the figure reported, according to a new study from the AAA Foundation for...