If you’ve ever been stuck in traffic or see a hazard on the road, you may have at some point wished you could somehow verbally communicate with other drivers to better navigate around each other or avoid collisions. If only there was a system placed inside each and every car that could help drivers...
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Do D.C. Drivers Have a Road Rage Problem?
Road rage is when a driver gets furious behind the wheel and aggressively targets another driver. This can include the following behaviors: Tailgating Honking the horn excessively Speeding Cutting off others suddenly Rude gestures or attempting to shout out the window at other drivers Throwing objects from a vehicle Intentionally causing a car accident ...
Read MoreAre Self-Driving Cars Safe?
When we think of the future, self-driving cars may come to mind. The new advances in technology by Google and Tesla has other manufacturers, such as GM, BMW and Volvo, researching their own self-driving solutions, which means this future is close to becoming a reality. Driverless cars are projected to decrease car accidents...
Read MoreWhy Was This Teenage Driver Sentenced to Four Years in Prison?
Last June, a 19-year-old drove after a party with his three friends just after graduation and crashed. According to the report, the teen driver crashed through a fence, smashed into some trees and the car went airborne before landing upside down in a driveway in flames. Police went on to say speed, alcohol and...
Read MoreWhy are These Two Drivers Facing 20-Year Prison Sentences?
In 2013, two drivers arrived at a gas station near the Capital Beltway, one in a brand new Chevy Camaro, the other in a Volkswagen Passat. When they left the gas station, the two began to rev their engines at each other and eventually engaged in an illegal street race down Georgia Avenue. At...
Read MoreWhy Car Crashes Should No Longer Be Called “Accidents”
Deaths caused by car accidents are increasing rapidly. However, a large number of safety advocates are trying to change how we’ve thought about car “accidents” for more than 100 years by clarifying car accidents caused by human error are not accidents. These safety advocates believe that calling deaths that result from collisions, crashes, drunk...
Read MoreWhat Pledge are People Taking to Help With Driver Fatigue?
Many people focus their attention on the problem of driving drunk through social media campaigns. And while drunk driving is a very important issue, a new online driving campaign against fatigued drivers has been gaining traction. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates fatigued driving is responsible for more than 1.2 million car accidents each...
Read MoreWe Used to Care About Traffic Deaths…What Happened?
According to Greater Greater Washington, not much had changed in the last 90 years regarding traffic statistics. A traffic report from 1928 show the same problems still exist in today’s statistics, including: Traffic deaths were decreasing over time, but the number of deaths was still high Distracted driving was a big cause of...
Read MoreAuthorities Stumped On How One Car Landed On Top of Another
When authorities in Baltimore arrived at the scene of a vehicle accident, they were a little surprised at what they saw. An SUV was flipped upside down, but was balancing on top of a parked car, roof-to-roof. According to the report, the accident occurred around 1:30 a.m. when the SUV ran a red light....
Read MoreVirginia Emergency Vehicle Driver Kills a Woman in Fatal Car Crash
Earlier this month, an emergency vehicle began heading southbound towards an intersection at Virginia Beach. Another car at the time was turning left going northbound when it was violently struck by the EMS vehicle. To be specific, the EMS vehicle was an SUV zone vehicle, not an ambulance. Zone vehicles are not used to...
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