Recently distracted driving program included the budget of $330 million over six years to increase awareness and encourage stakeholders to take action. Every year thousands of people die because of vehicle accidents related to distracted driving. The problem gets even worse with the new vehicles that are coming equipped with
For years, consumers have been reporting incidents of vehicles that suddenly accelerate out of control. These complaints were universally dismissed by the vehicle industry and the NHTSA as driver error because no mechanical failure could be found.
National Safety Council announced that 36,200 motor vehicle fatalities occurred in 2012. This is 5% increase from last year fatalities. We can say that this is also the first increase in vehicle accident fatalities since 2005. This increase in fatalities directly increased the vehicle accident injury by 5% in
Vehicle manufacturers have been studying the concept of vehicle aggressivity for decades. In 1972, a Renault engineer introduced the idea of vehicle aggressiveness in an ESV (Experimental Safety Vehicle) paper – “taking account of all of the people in an accident, not just those in one of the vehicles.”
Volvo’s truck with collision warning and emergency brake system is a safety feature that would help reduce truck accidents with other vehicles.
The newer cars with newer designs are having increasing blind zones from 21 feet to 50 feet in general. This prompts the Department of Transportation in considering whether to mandate backup cameras in all new cars that could potentially save many lives.
Todd Tracy prides himself on standing up for car accident victims who lost their lives or suffer from traumatic injuries that require lifelong care. Automakers and auto dealers must be held accountable for putting unsafe vehicles on the road.