Pumping the Brakes on Distracted Drivers
More Uniform, Federal Statutes Could Limit Cellphone Use Behind the Wheel and Save Lives A car traveling 55 mph moves 80 feet every second. It takes about 5 seconds to read the average text, so if you are driving and texting, you could conceivably travel the length of...
Across Denver as Fast as NASCAR Racers?
High-Tech Shuttles to Blow Past Rush-Hour Traffic Someday in the city’s increasingly science-fiction-like future, you’ll be able to sit in your 20-year-old Volvo station wagon and race from one end of the city to the other at a peak speed of 200 mph. A futuristic...
If Only Our Cars Could Talk, What Would They Say?
V2V Technology May Offer Drivers Additional Safety One of the more promising technological features being developed today is V2V, or vehicle-to-vehicle, communication. Highway authorities firmly believe V2V communication will be one of the most advanced pieces of...
2016 in the Rearview Mirror
Looking at the Year’s Statistics and What They Mean for Drivers as 2017 Comes to a Close As the year ends, safety officials have finalized the official 2016 crash statistics. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), gathers and analyzes detailed...
When It Comes to Safety, Bigger Is Better
Tiny Cars Dwarf Larger Models in Driver Death Rates When it comes to picking the safest car for you and your loved ones, the best advice might be to go big or stay home. Vehicle size and price tag are the clearest factors that divide the most-survivable cars and...
Using Marijuana? Program Offers Cheap Trips
CDOT, Lyft, Pot Business Group Join Forces for Safety Government and big business are working together to bury the stereotype of pot smokers as tie-dyed hippies who relish living outside the law. Institutions reviled as "The Establishment" a half-century ago are...