Research proves that people’s ability to drive a vehicle safely decreases when they are tired. In fact, attempting to drive after being awake for 20 straight hours is akin to driving with a blood alcohol content of .08%. This is the legal blood alcohol limit in New...
New Jersey residents may feel drowsy after the "spring forward" into daylight saving time. They should be aware that this loss of an hour of sleep leads, in the initial week, to a 6% increase in fatal car crashes nationwide according to one recent study. Researchers...
Almost 30,000 drivers were detained in 2018 in New Jersey on suspicion of drunk driving. An automobile manufacturer is trying to lower these numbers. Volvo is set to be the first car manufacturer to develop a vehicle with a driver monitoring and intervention system to...
Despite stiff penalties and widespread public awareness campaigns, drunk driving continues to present a serious threat to roadway safety in New Jersey. For over 100 years, drunk driving has been the major cause of fatal car crashes, while thousands of people are...
Distracted driving crashes result in an estimated nine deaths and 100 injuries every day in New Jersey and across the U.S. Some of the contributing factors in this trend are obvious, such as the increased use of dashboard touchscreens and other in-car technology,...
Distracted driving and personal injury accidents seem to go hand in hand in New Jersey and across the U.S. When this behavior is combined with the inexperience of teen drivers, crashes with injuries and fatalities are common. Researchers seek to analyze the problem to...
Based on data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, there are more DUI fatalities on the Fourth of July than on any other major U.S. holiday. New Jersey residents should know that drunk driving, besides being the...
A worrying number of drivers in New Jersey and around the country admit to regularly getting behind the wheel despite being dangerously fatigued even though they know that behaving in this way can be extremely dangerous. After analyzing video footage of drivers filmed...
The National Safety Council has designated every April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the reason is clear. According to the NSC, distracted driving crashes kill around nine people and injure 100 more every day. The proliferation of smartphones and...
Large-truck crash fatalities have reached their highest number in 29 years with 4,761 people (including about 1,300 truckers) killed in 2017. Many truckers and truck fleet owners in New Jersey and across the U.S. have formed their ideas about what has caused the rise,...
