Roadside hazards

Fatality Facts: Fixed object crashes

Consumer video available for purchase

Making Safer Roads More than one in four deaths on US roads involves hitting a hazard along the roadside, not another vehicle. In this video, experts explain which roadside hazards are the worst and how to alleviate them.

Selected research bibliography

Highlights from the Institute's research since 1969

Status Report newsletter special issue

Vol. 33, No. 4, May 2, 1998: Special issue: urban crashes

Other Institute research topics:

Aftermarket parts

Airbags

Alcohol and drugs

Antilock brakes

Bicycles

Bumpers

Cellphones

Children

Collisions with animals

Crash avoidance technologies

Daytime running lights

Electronic stability control

Event data recorders

Gender

Head restraints

Large trucks

Motorcycles

Older people

Pedestrians

Red light running

Roadside hazards

Rollover and roof strength

Roundabouts

Safety belt use

Speed

Teenagers

Urban crashes

Vehicle size and weight