How Are Video Games Connected To Traffic Collisions?

Some games reward dangerous habits, such as ignoring traffic rules, speeding, and even running over people. These video games can influence how players perceive driving and may embolden them to adopt unsafe habits in real life. Applying these risky behaviors...

What Is The Leading Cause Of Traffic Fatalities In California?

Speeding is the top cause of deadly crashes in California. It’s also one of the most common reckless driving behaviors that puts injury victims at risk. If a crash involved speeding or other reckless actions, it could help support a...

How Often Do Motor Vehicle Accidents Lead To Injury?

Motor vehicle accidents are a common and unfortunate reality, with millions of individuals injured each year. In 2022, an estimated 6,528 Americans were injured in motor vehicle accidents every day. This statistic highlights the alarming frequency with which lives are...

The California Office Of Traffic Safety’s 2020-2023 Strategic Management Plan

The California Office of Traffic Safety periodically releases plans showing strategies for increasing public safety. The latest releases are for the years 2020-2023. It includes data indicating the steps taken and planned plans for the future. These actions are intended...

Roundabouts Are Safer Alternatives To Traffic Signals And Stop Signs

Roundabouts are used throughout the country. If you travel across America, you will see an increasing number of roundabouts replacing traditional intersections everywhere. This change in road design became a popular trend, and the trend continues because of its positive...

Red Light Running Happens Frequently And Is Often Deadly

TL;DR: Red-light cameras reduce red-light crashes and injuries by deterring drivers from running lights, which lowers right-angle and front-into-side collisions that often harm drivers and passengers. Injury crashes drop by 13% to 29% after installation, and accidents rise when programs...

Outlining The California OTS’ 2021 Highway Safety Plan

Each year, the California Office of Traffic Safety releases a highway safety plan. The state's highway safety plan serves as an application for federal funds to be used for increasing traffic safety in the state. In the plan, the Office...

Highlights From The California OTS 2020 Annual Report

Each year, the California Office of Traffic Safety compiles a report about the office’s actions to reduce the risk of accidents on California roads. The annual report submitted by the California Office of Traffic Safety is available to the public...

California Traffic Safety Survey: 2020 VS 2019 Comparison

In 2020, the California Office of Traffic Safety surveyed safety concerns that California drivers had and compared the results with those from 2019. The California Office of Traffic Safety found that the overall safety concerns of drivers had changed in...

Developments In Traffic Safety To Watch For In 2022

TL;DR: Traffic deaths during the pandemic briefly declined, but the fatality rate per 100 million miles increased. Drivers who stayed on the road took risks like speeding or drunk driving, raising injury severity, increasing liability exposure as travel rebounds nationwide...

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