Other major contributing factors to the higher crash risk of young drivers are night driving and teen passengers. Teenagers are involved in more motor vehicle crashes late in the day, and at night, than at other times of the day.
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Spending a lot of money on a car doesn’t necessarily make for a safer ride. A group of moderately priced midsize cars outperformed most of their luxury counterparts in a challenging new frontal crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on 2013 models. Of the 18 midsize family cars evaluated in the small overlap test, two earn the top rating of good, 11 earn acceptable, three earn marginal and two are poor….
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Car airbags that have been replaced within the past three years could be fraudulent and offer no protection to the occupants. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is warning consumers of the steps they can take to make sure they stay safe. While these air bags look nearly identical to certified, original equipment parts, including bearing the insignia and branding of major automakers, NHTSA testing showed consistent malfunctioning ranging from non-deployment of the…
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When commuters and weekend travelers converge on the nation’s roadways it adds up to the number one day of the week for accident claims. Nationwide Insurance analyzed claims data from 2012 and found that Friday may be the most risky day to drive to work. Its members having the highest average number of claims per day on Friday at 4,664. Wednesday came in second with an average of 4,197 claims, followed closely by Thursday, Monday and Tuesday….
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An early crop of advanced crash avoidance technologies includes some clear success stories when it comes to preventing crashes, according to a study of insurance claims by the Highway Loss Data Institute, although not all systems are beneficial. Forward collision avoidance systems, particularly those that can brake autonomously, along with adaptive headlights, which shift direction as the driver steers, show the biggest crash reductions. Lane departure warning appears to hurt, rather than help, although it’s…
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