Photo: Denis Torkhov (Getty Images) People tend to assume their state, and especially their city, has the worst drivers in the country. We tend to chalk that up to the fact that you’re going to notice a lot more bad behavior in the place you live compared to somewhere you’re visiting, but ultimately, somewhere has … Read more
Photo: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Washington D.C. could be headed to a drastic reimagining of what road safety looks like. The D.C. Council passed a $77 million traffic legislative package that will allow the District to install speed governors in vehicles of drivers convicted of serious speeding crimes. The bill would also grant powers to punish … Read more
It doesn’t take much more than half a brain to understand that we have a serious problem with speed on U.S. roadways. It takes slightly more grey matter than that to understand that a lot of this problem is caused by a refusal of many American drivers to take responsibility for their actions and the … Read more
Gif: Colorado State Patrol A Texas motorcycle rider is wanted by the Colorado State Patrol after a recklessly fast trip up Interstate 25 in Colorado that he recorded and posted on YouTube. While I can’t publicly support anyone going nearly three times the speed limit, I do have some advice for those that do: don’t … Read more
Photo: John Smith/VIEWpress (Getty Images) The New York City Comptroller’s Office recently conducted an audit of the city’s speed camera program and pointed out that the NYC Department of Transportation doesn’t have full access to the database of speed camera images and videos. The lack of access is a critical problem because Verra, the contractor … Read more
Photo: Theodore Parisienne for NY Daily News (Getty Images) Since 2020, the number of road deaths in the United States has been rising at a truly staggering rate. There isn’t a singular cause behind this drastic shift. Instances of drunk driving and speeding are both up. Seatbelt use is down. But why? The New York … Read more
We all love driving fast, but watching the cold hard reality imposed on us all by The Laws Of Physics might make you think twice before speeding. Forget Autonomy, Drivers Still Want Control The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or IIHS is an independent agency that holds automakers publicly accountable for the safety of their … Read more
