- Paul Napoli | December 14, 2011 9:43 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Automobile Accidents
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for a nationwide ban on using personal electronic devices (PEDs) such as cell phones while operating a motor vehicle.
At a meeting...
- Paul Napoli | May 08, 2012 11:35 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Automobile Accidents
Nevada has become the first state in the U.S. to license autonomous vehicles for use on public roads.
According to a release by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, the agency has issued...
- Paul Napoli | September 20, 2010 10:13 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Automobile Accidents
September 20, 2010
A new report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says accidents involving reports of distracted driving caused 16% of all traffic fatalities in 2009, up...
- Paul Napoli | August 29, 2010 11:41 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Automobile Accidents
August 29, 2010
Arizona state officials say bad weather and driver carelessness resulted in multiple crashes involving 69 vehicles over a 2.5-mile stretch of interstate in Phoenix.
A sudden...
- Chrissie Cole | September 11, 2008 2:08 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Automobile Accidents
A man, of East Setauket, was arrested and charged
with driving
while intoxicated on Thursday, after he lost control of his vehicle on the
Northern State Parkway east of Wolf Hill Road,...
- Paul Napoli | November 08, 2010 11:03 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Automobile Accidents
November 8, 2010
A study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety about drowsy driving in America has found some surprising results, including that about 16.5% of all fatal crashes involve a driver...
- Paul Napoli | May 31, 2010 11:35 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Miscellaneous
GMAC Insurance released results from its 2010 National Drivers Test today, showing that 1 in 5 licensed drivers – roughly 38 million Americans – would not pass a written drivers test...
- Margaret Embry | May 15, 2009 5:43 PM | Long Island, NY
Category:
Automobile Accidents
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2007 New York State saw 660 urban traffic fatalities. In order to decrease this number, all urban drivers should be aware of safe...