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• Autonomous Vehicle Injuries Could Decrease With Better Street Lighting and Intersection Designs: Study

  January 31, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  New research suggests that improving intersection design and increasing street lighting may prevent collisions involving self-driving vehicles.

• Study Highlights Dramatic Impact of Streetlights at Crosswalks for Pedestrian Safety

  August 19, 2024

  Michael Adams

  As pedestrian traffic deaths have risen in recent years, study indicates more street lighting at crosswalks could keep walkers safer.

• Raising Posted Speed Limits Significantly Increases Fatal Accident Risk: AAA Study

  July 21, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new study by AAA finds that increasing speed limits on roads leads to more crashes without significantly improving commute times or traffic volume.

• Pediatric Health Experts Warn Rise in Child Roadway Deaths Highlight Need for Safer Pedestrian Environments

  June 28, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  Recent data has seen a rise in child pedestrian roadway deaths in recent years, researchers warn.

• Rising Roadway Accident Deaths Prompt Calls For New Safety Initiatives To Protect Pedestrians

  February 3, 2022

  Russell Maas

  Traffic safety officials have designated several areas where improvements in vehicle safety features, traffic signals and road designs could decrease auto accident fatalities, which have risen in recent years.

• Highway Accident Deaths Dropped in 2017, Following Two Years of Substantial Increases: NHTSA

  October 9, 2018

  Russell Maas

  A new report indicates that fatal auto accidents are on the decline nationwide.

• Red Light Accident Deaths Increased as Use of Intersection Cameras Decreased

  July 26, 2018

  Russell Maas

  Fatal auto accidents at red lights increased as communities stepped away from using red light cameras, safety officials warn.

• Red Light Cameras Are Reducing Accident Injury Numbers at Intersections

  February 15, 2018

  Russell Maas

  Traffic cameras appear to reduce the number of auto accidents at intersections, according to the findings of a new study.

• Stoplight Countdown Timers Improve Safety at Traffic Intersections: Study

  November 1, 2017

  Russell Maas

  A new study suggests that timers on traffic lights could help drivers stop in time and prevent auto accidents.