New research has revealed the states with the lowest seat belt use on the road, with New Hampshire coming out on top. And that’s not good. The study by Bader Scott, injury lawyers in Atlanta, Georgia, analyzed data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to see which ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is urging federal regulators to pick up the pace in issuing a requirement for technology to prevent impaired driving on new passenger vehicles. In 2021, Congress instructed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to issue a ...

Recently a reader of these weekly columns brought to my attention how many pedestrians are walking in the roads at dusk and at night while wearing dark clothing. Unfortunately, even in our villages, sidewalks are often non-existent or unsafe to walk on, especially in the winter. More often, ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is making it more difficult to earn its Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick-Plus awards in 2024, challenging manufacturers to offer better protection for back-seat passengers and improve their pedestrian crash-avoidance systems. Despite the more ...

Forty-seven out of 54 booster seats introduced last year earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) highest rating of “best bet.” The best bet rating means a booster provides good seat belt fit for typical 4- to 8-year-olds in almost any car, minivan, or SUV. Boosters that ...

A November 2022 “Safety on the Roads” column was about Intelligent Speed Assistance and described its potential to save lives by warning drivers when they exceed the speed limit, or even controlling the speed in some cases. Now the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and other ...