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Top 10 deadliest days for teens to be on the road

Monday, at 6:58 by

July 4th is the deadliest day for teens on the road. “The sheer number of travelers and cars on the road is the main reason why so many deaths occur,” said Kyle Donash, a spokesman for Allstate Insurance Co. “Distracted driving, poor utilization of seat belts, alcohol and lack of experience in the case of many teen drivers are all factors that are deadly in their own right but are greatly increased because of the number of drivers over the… Read More »

115 vehicles rated tops in safety

Thursday, at 11:22 by

Here’s a list of 115 vehicles that won the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s top safety pick awards among 2012 year models. The awards announced Thursday recognize vehicles that do the best job of protecting people in front, side, rollover, and rear crashes based on ratings from evaluations by the insurance institute. Every major automaker has at least one winner, but only Subaru earned awards for every model it builds. Toyota/Lexus/Scion had 15 winners, more than any other carmaker. GM… Read More »

Vehicles with lowest, highest crash deaths

Thursday, at 12:31 by

Here’s an interesting story from Bloomberg News about which vehicle you’re more likely to survive in in a crash: By Angela Greiling Keane Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — Drivers of Nissan’s 350Z sports car and Titan pickup, and General Motors’ Chevrolet Aveo mini and compact Cobalt are more likely to die in accidents than those of other vehicles, an insurance group says. Drivers of sport-utility vehicles, who used to be the most likely to die in crashes because of rollovers, are… Read More »

Study: Red light cameras saving lives

Tuesday, at 9:41 by

Santa Rosa used to have red light cameras, and such cameras are a hot issue down on the San Francisco Peninsula. Here’s an Associated Press story on a study supporting their use: —– By SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press WASHINGTON — Red light cameras are helping drivers remember that red means stop and are saving lives, according to a new study out Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The study concludes that the cameras have reduced the rate of… Read More »