2016

The advancements in vehicle technology, as well as the continued focus on improving vehicle safety features, seems to be having a positive impact on the overall safety of cars, as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) added four more cars to its 2016 Top Safety Pick list. According to IIHS, these vehicles included...

Every single minute that passes, another car accident occurs in the U.S., according to federal regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). While a variety of factors can contribute to these crashes, the NHTSA has also noted that human behaviors and mistakes contribute to about 94 percent of all traffic crashes in...

Federal regulators at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) have recently announced that they will be committed to meeting some important safety milestones in the New Year. These goals, which are intended to "significantly improve [vehicle] safety, mobility, and sustainability," have been backed by a nearly $4 billion federal investment, which will be paid...

IIHS Awards 'Top Safety Pick' to 48 Vehicles for 2016The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently announced its Top Safety Picks for 2016. While 48 vehicles earned the highest award of Top Safety Pick+, an additional 13 vehicles qualified for Top Safety Pick.According to IIHS officials, earning these distinctions this year was more...

Distracted driving is a dangerous behavior that often contributes to traffic accidents. Despite the fact that state and national authorities have conducted various anti-distracted driving campaigns to deter this behavior, however, many motorists still make the poor decision to multitask behind the wheel. And this ends up creating a significant risk of collisions -...