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Do Reflective Clothes Increase Risk of Pedestrian Car Accidents?

For decades, pedestrian safely experts have advocated the wearing of reflective pieces of clothing in order to make pedestrians more visible to motorists.  However,  new studies seem to suggest that these reflective clothes make pedestrians not -so – visible to accident prevention technologies. Reflective clothes are recommended for pedestrians to…

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Intersection Assistance Technologies Could Reduce Accidents Involving Seniors

Newer intersection assistance technologies could reduce the number of car accidents resulting in serious injuries or deaths involving senior drivers by as much as one-third. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently published the results of a new study that finds that intersection assistance technologies which include lane assist, vehicle-…

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Used Car Buyers Less Likely to be Aware of Accident Prevention Technologies

The recent shortage of available cars for purchase has made it difficult for consumers to get their vehicle of choice.  Ideally, one would want to get the safest car available to protect them in an accident.  However, the average American driver is much more likely to be aware of all…

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Auto Technology Alone May Not Be Sufficient to Prevent Accidents

Self-driving cars are being held up as the way of the future, but may not be able to prevent all types of accidents, especially the majority of accidents that can be linked to driver error.  Those findings came from a recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. According…

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Feds Propose Back Over Cameras to Prevent Pedestrian Accidents

Every year, approximately 228 people are killed in back over pedestrian accidents that are caused when drivers are backing out their cars, and fail to notice pedestrians behind. Approximately 100 of those wrongful deaths every year include little children, who are tragically killed when their parents are backing out of…

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