Older Driver Safety Awareness: Keep You and Your Loved Ones Safe
December 2 to 6, 2024, is Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (ODSAW), a time to empower older adults to improve their safety on the nation’s roadways. Even though they are safe drivers overall, older drivers are more vulnerable to severe injury or even death when involved in a vehicle crash.
Fatal traffic crashes involving older drivers 65+ years old increased by 4.7 percent from 7,515 in 2021 to 7,870 in 2022, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
A variety of programs are offered to help drivers stay safe, confident, independent, and connected in their communities. Doing so can reduce the negative human, financial, and social costs and make driving safer for all.
Partial Automation That Allows Some Manual Steering May Help Keep Drivers Engaged
By Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
Drivers who are used to partial automation that switches off when they try to share control over the steering are less willing to steer or put their hands on the wheel in sticky situations, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. In contrast, drivers of vehicles with systems that allow some manual steering are more inclined to take an active role.
“These results suggest that small differences in system design can nudge drivers toward safer habits,” said IIHS President David Harkey.
Partial automation systems use cameras and other sensors to keep your car moving down the road in the center of the lane at a speed you select, braking to avoid other vehicles and accelerating again when the way is clear.
Crash Prevention Technology Shows ‘Huge Potential,’ but Roadmap is Up for Debate
(Photo: IIHS)
From Joel Rose on NPR's 'All Things Considered'
If you've bought a new car lately, it probably came loaded with safety features. The vast majority of cars now have automatic braking and other crash prevention technology built in.
The widespread adoption of crash prevention technology offers a glimmer of hope in what is otherwise a fairly bleak state of affairs. Car crashes kill more than 40,000 people a year in the U.S., including more than 7,000 pedestrians.
Regulators at the NHTSA issued a final rule that makes AEB mandatory and sets new federal safety standards, starting with the 2029 model year. But a trade group for the auto industry is pushing back against that regulation.
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Bollinger Motors: TEC Equipment Orders More Electric B4 Trucks
Mullen Automotive, Inc., an electric vehicle manufacturer, announced that its subsidiary, Bollinger Motors, has received a follow-on order for seven all-electric 2025 Bollinger B4 trucks from TEC Equipment.
“The growth in our partnership with TEC Equipment through this transaction reaffirms our mutual commitment to bringing innovative vehicle solutions that help our customers improve both their bottom line, and the communities that they operate in,” said Jim Connelly, chief revenue officer of Bollinger Motors.
