National Transportation Safety Board

U.S. teen driver deaths spiked in first half of 2012, new survey says

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 27, 2013
Teen driving deaths in the United States increased in the first six months of last year, further eroding a decade-long reduction, possibly as a result of more accidents caused by texting and talking behind the wheel, state highway officials said.... Read More »

 

2012 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW

Automakers tout safety technology with Web campaign

2:43 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 27, 2012
To go along with the glitzy debuts of the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, the largest trade group for automakers in the United States has started an online campaign touting high-tech features aimed at helping drivers avoid crashes.... Read More »

 

Teens text more while driving than parents think, study says

2:32 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 27, 2012
Teenagers are 26 times more likely to send text messages while driving than their parents expect, based on preliminary results of a safety study by Toyota and the University of Michigan.... Read More »

 

Toyota, University of Michigan study teen driver distraction

4:09 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 13, 2012
Toyota and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute are teaming up to conduct a study on teen driver distraction -- one of the first to include driving behaviors of parents and teens in the same family.... Read More »

 

GM to recall 2012 Chevrolet Sonic for windshield washers

8:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 27, 2012
GM is recalling about 45,000 2012 Chevrolet Sonics to check for and correct faulty windshield washers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday in an official government filing.... Read More »

 

NICK BUNKLEY

OMG! Can 'Glee' stop u from driving & texting? LOL!

12:05 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 23, 2012
Now we've done it, America. I hope we're happy with ourselves.We didn't listen when cellphones started to become common and it quickly became obvious that trying to press tiny buttons on a phone while barreling down a highway is probably not a great idea. We LOL'd and kept going.... Read More »

 

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

The rap against the Wrangler is a wobbly argument

2:58 pm U.S. ET | July 6, 2012
If the English-speaking world changed the name of the common cold to “fatal sniffles,” the ubiquitous ailment would sure get a lot more attention from drug companies and the media -- but the symptoms would remain.... Read More »

 

CHRISTINA ROGERS

Driving is getting safer, NHTSA study says

2:16 pm U.S. ET | June 13, 2012
Are cars getting safer? U.S. auto regulators would say yes, they are. On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a study that concludes “better-designed, safer vehicles” have contributed to a decline in roadway crashes and fatalities.... Read More »

 

U.S. unveils blueprint to tackle driver distraction

1:22 pm U.S. ET | June 7, 2012
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today the agency isn't looking at new regulations to address distracted driving, but rather is calling on automakers to step up voluntary efforts to combat risks with new technologies and education. The department unveiled a new “blueprint” to end distracted driving today and announced $2.4 million in federal funding for California and Delaware to help them step up enforcement.... Read More »