May Is National Bike Month
Colorado to Celebrate Special Bike Event in June Americans have been discovering a new way to get to work: by bike. According to census data, the number of those riding a bike to work increased by 60 percent between 2000 and 2012. Since then, though, the trend has...
Country Roads, City Roads
Which are more dangerous in terms of pedestrian, bicycle, and auto accidents? For over 40 years, more traffic fatalities have occurred on America's rural roads than on roads in urban areas. But in 2016 and 2017, more people died in urban crashes, according to detailed...
It’s Real: Vehicles “Talking” to Other Vehicles to Keep You Safe
How V2V and V2X Communication Can Prevent Accidents on the Road For more than a decade now, federal safety officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and other government agencies have been working with automakers to develop new technology to prevent...
Big Rig Accidents on the Rise
Truck Safety Organization Recommends Speed Limiters Truck accident fatalities are increasing in the U.S., but safety experts say technology could help reverse the trend. Although the number of truck miles driven stabilized between 2009 and 2017, the number of people...
Getting Drugged Drivers off the Road Is a Priority
Will federal grants help reduce drug-impaired auto accidents? For decades, safety and law enforcement officials have worked together to combat drunk driving, and the collaboration has paid off. Since 1982, the number of fatal traffic accidents due to intoxicated...
April Is National Car Care Month
Colorado Drivers: Have You Been Kind to Your Car? Each year in April, National Car Care Month provides a vehicle for the nonprofit Car Care Council to call attention to the problems and safety issues that can arise when vehicle maintenance schedules are neglected....