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Automakers beef up seat belt reminders
More than 60% of 2024 models tested so far earn good ratings, compared with 17% in the program’s first year.
Good road design is essential for safe, walkable communities, but it's not enough. Vehicles also need to be designed with pedestrians in mind.
Almost 9 out of 10 drivers of equipped vehicles keep lane departure warning and prevention systems switched on. Seven of 10 use anti-speeding alerts.
Crosswalk illuminators and flashing beacons dramatically increase the likelihood that drivers will yield to pedestrians, a new IIHS study shows.
Front crash prevention, partial automation, limitations of crash prevention technologies
Alcohol and crash risk, laws, marijuana enforcement
Cellphone use and crash risk, device laws, technologies to combat distraction
Trucking regulations, fatigue, braking systems, underride
Helmet laws, ABS, motorcycle types
Vehicle designs, intersections, crash avoidance technologies, daylight savings time
Effectiveness of cameras, signal timing, communities using red light safety cameras
Why belts matter, state laws, reminders and interlocks
Dangers of speed, by the numbers, traffic calming, intelligent speed assistance