Aggressive driving is a problem
Many Missouri motorists have witnessed instances of road rage when they have been behind the wheel, and some may have even acted in that manner themselves. However, that type of behavior is only one form of what the National Highway Traffic Administration refers to as “aggressive driving”, and the problem is quite severe. In 2009, […]
Read MoreTraffic deaths increased in 2015
Missouri motorists might be interested in learning that the number of traffic fatalities around the country increased in 2015 by 7.2 percent over the number of people who were killed in 2014. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, this was the largest single-year percentage increase since 1966. The number of traffic fatalities had […]
Read MoreWoman killed in 3-car accident; 2 others injured
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, a 20-year-old Centralia woman was killed in an accident that happened near Mexico, Missouri. The accident happened on Highway 22 on July 18 and involved three vehicles. The 20-year-old woman was reportedly driving her 2001 Lincoln Town Car west around 6:30 a.m. About 1 mile west of Audrain County […]
Read MoreSelf-driving cars and the auto insurance industry
Many Missourians have heard about self-driving cars and the promises of the companies who are making them that they will significantly reduce if not end fatal traffic collisions. These vehicles are designed to avoid accidents, so people might wonder whether or not the insurance industry will still be needed. While it is understandable why people […]
Read MoreAutomatic braking technology to be standard by 2022
Distracted driving is a very serious issue in Missouri and nationwide. One of the types of accidents that can result when a person is behind the wheel and using a cellphone is a rear-end crash. At least 547,000 injuries and 1,705 deaths in 2012 were attributed to rear-end accidents, 87 percent of which might have […]
Read MoreObeying traffic laws raises autonomous vehicle accident rates
Missouri residents may be surprised to learn that obeying all traffic laws at all times may actually make accidents more likely to happen. This was the conclusion drawn by researchers at the University of Michigan after they studied accident rates involving autonomous vehicles. Self-driving cars are lauded by technology advocates as the last word in […]
Read MoreThe trend of safer driving
Vehicle safety technology and safer driving behavior among motorists are making travel by vehicle safer than ever for residents of Missouri and across the U.S. While motor vehicle travel still has a fatality rate 300 times that of air travel, it has at least become less risky than in the past. Vehicle safety technology has […]
Read MoreDrowsy driving increases risks of driving accidents
Most people are very aware of the dangers drinking or texting and driving, but many are not as cognizant of the dangers of driving when they are tired. On Nov. 6, there was a fatal crash in Mascoutah, Missouri, that may have been the result of driver fatigue, according to authorities. Earlier that same week, […]
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