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Key issues in road safety

Advanced driver assistance

Front crash prevention, partial automation, limitations of crash prevention technologies

Alcohol and drugs

Alcohol and crash risk, laws, marijuana enforcement

Distracted driving

Cellphone use and crash risk, device laws, technologies to combat distraction

Large trucks

Trucking regulations, fatigue, braking systems, underride

Motorcycles

Helmet laws, ABS, motorcycle types

Pedestrians and bicyclists

Vehicle designs, intersections, crash avoidance technologies, daylight savings time

Red light running

Effectiveness of cameras, signal timing, communities using red light safety cameras

Seat belts

Why belts matter, state laws, reminders and interlocks

Speed

Dangers of speed, by the numbers, traffic calming, intelligent speed assistance

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