A proposal by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to upgrade requirements for seat belt reminders is a welcome step forward, according to David Harkey, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. “Strong seat belt reminders are an important component of ...

School has resumed for the 2023-24 school year and so have reduced speed limits normally associated with school speed zones. School speed limits are in effect on school days. Some of our school speed zones are controlled by flashing beacons that mandate the school speed limit “WHEN ...

When buying a new vehicle, most people don’t pay as much attention to the safety ratings as they do to other features. That’s why I often use information I receive from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the agency that crash-tests so many new vehicles and rates them for ...

One of the simplest and easiest things in driving is using the turn signal — you don’t even have to turn it off unless you are just changing lanes. What a fantastic innovation. So, then, why do so many drivers fail to signal? Vehicle and Traffic Laws in all states require signaling all ...

Deaths from traffic crashes surged in New York state between 2019 and 2022, despite fewer vehicles on the road, according to a new report by a transportation research group. There were 1,148 traffic fatalities in the state last year, compared to 931 in 2019, a 23% increase, according to the ...

The state Department of Transportation reported that a driver was recently clocked at 139 miles per hour by their automated work zone speed cameras in a Monroe County work zone. This information, from WROC in Rochester, was sent to me by a friend who is a first responder for the Malone ...