This Wall Street Journal video demonstrates how distracted -- and more unpredictable -- many pedestrians are today because they're too busy looking at their cell phone instead of where they're walking. To view the full fleet safety tip on crosswalk safety, click here.
A report from the Governors Highway Safety Association finds that 2,125 pedestrians were killed in the first half of 2014 – essentially unchanged when compared with the 2,141 pedestrian fatalities during the same period in 2013.
New York City will begin adding side guards to 240 of its medium-duty trucks that will prevent a pedestrian or cyclist from being caught under a vehicle during a collision, Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced.
Ford will offer a new driver-assist system that will reduce the severity or eliminate some frontal collisions between its vehicles and pedestrians, the company announced.
The initiative seeks to utilize smartphone technology and wireless networks to make pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists more aware of their surroundings and alert them to potential dangers.
Preliminary data for the first half of 2013 indicate an 8.7-percent drop, compared to the same period in 2012, GHSA reports.
NHTSA data show that motorcycle rider and pedestrian fatalities rose for the third straight year in 2012 -- 7.1 percent and 6.4 percent, respectively, compared to figures in 2011.
ARLINGTON, VA - The HLDI’s study found the odds of being injured are reduced by 25% in a hybrid, largely due to vehicle weight.
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