Sleep deprived drivers are turning America’s roadways into danger zones with potentially costly consequences. A new survey sponsored by Erie Insurance found that 14% of Americans have admitted to falling asleep at the wheel, a recipe for solo crashes and multi-vehicle collisions. This alarming statistic is magnified by ERIE data that indicates a steady increase […]
Ohio Reports Motor Vehicle Crashes Decrease in Year Following New Distracted Driving Law
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced October 16 that traffic crashes in Ohio significantly decreased in the year since enforcement of Ohio’s strengthened distracted driving law began. Local peace officers and the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) began enforcing Ohio’s new distracted driving law in October 2023, following a six-month grace period for motorists. The law […]
New Report Analyzes Impact of Hands-Free Laws on Distracted Driving
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) today released a new report, A Road Map for Safer Roads, addressing the growing concern over smartphone-induced distracted driving. The report proposes states implement a multi-faceted approach to improve road safety that includes the adoption of strong and clear laws, which CMT research confirms […]
USAA Research Shows Top 10 States with Most & Least Distracted Drivers
USAA has released data on distracted driving trends in the United States during the first half of 2023. The data, compiled from USAA’s SafePilot telematics app, offers valuable insights into the states where drivers are most and least prone to distractions behind the wheel. The data comes at a time when more drivers have returned […]
NABC Partners with PPG to Raise Awareness About Distracted Driving
The National Auto Body Council (NABC) announced the launch of the second year of its campaign to raise awareness about distracted driving with the help of partner PPG (NYSE: PPG) and its NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver, Josef Newgarden. PPG will again work with NABC and utilize the star power of Newgarden, a two-time INDYCAR Champion, […]
NHTSA Launches Annual Distracted Driving Campaign in Wake of Increased Fatalities
Distraction-related fatalities increased 12% from 3,154 in 2020 to 3,522 in 2021. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is kicking off its annual U Drive. U Text. U Pay. campaign, raising awareness of the dangers of driving while distracted. Together with Captain Ron Mead of the Washington State Patrol, Steve Kiefer of the Kiefer Foundation, […]
New Nationwide Agency Forward Survey Shows Dangerous Driving Behavior Drastically Higher than Last Year
Drivers say it’s getting scarier on America’s roadways. Consumers fear drivers are faster, more aggressive, and more reckless compared to 2022. They are right. New research from Nationwide shows dangerous driving behavior has not improved since last year. In fact, it has reached alarming highs. The younger the driver, the scarier the driving behaviors Nationwide’s […]
Dangerous Driving Behaviors Rising
AAA Foundation reports that after years of improvement, new research shows a troubling increase in admitted risky driving. A new report finds unsafe driving behaviors, including speeding, red-light running, drowsy driving, and driving impaired on cannabis or alcohol, rose from 2020 to 2021. The most alarming increase was among drivers admitting to getting behind the […]
General Motors and Governors Highway Safety Association Grant Equips Seven States to Fight Distracted Driving
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), in collaboration with General Motors (GM), is providing a total of $210,000 to seven State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) to combat the prevalent and preventable problem of distracted driving. Each state will receive $30,000 to implement recommended actions outlined in a comprehensive report released by GHSA and GM earlier […]
Nationwide Insurance Survey Says Bad Driving has Americans on Edge
Survey indicates drivers think roads are more dangerous today than before the pandemic. The roadways changed drastically at the onset of the pandemic, even with fewer drivers on the road, traffic deaths have soared throughout the pandemic. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, despite miles driven declining by 11%, there was a 6.8% […]