The Disturbing Rise in Traffic Deaths in the First Half of 2016
Experts say that self-driving vehicles drive more safely than humans, a theory contradicted when several Tesla Model S vehicles crashed this year while in autonomous driving mode. The number of roadway deaths spiked by 10% in the first half of 2016. Read on here.
Car ‘Accident’ or Car ‘Crash’? Advocates Push to Change Semantics
Historically, state statutes governing roadway negligence by default use the word 'accidents' to describe roadway incidents. However, safety advocates are pushing legislatures to stop trivializing the word 'accident' by recognizing that most traffic collisions are caused by human error, and, therefore, should be referred to as 'crashes.' Almost all crashes stem [...]
