Numerous studies clearly show that distracted driving from using cellphones and other electronic devices causes thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries each year. Yet, attempts to ban them largely fail and automakers continue to push more distractions into vehicles.
It could be the leading edge of a recovery in auto sales or it could be the unintended consequence of so many domestic dealers losing their new car franchises, but used vehicle sales and prices are surging. Most of the gains are found in independent used vehicle dealerships. Many of the independents had a new car franchise just a couple of months ago.
Final regulations for the CARS program under the NHTSA put in place its final regulations under an expanded program which also requires dealers to disable the engines of clunkers being received. Click here to read and print the final ruling which includes dealer and customer certification forms.
Elderly drivers, often with cognitive or physical impairments, are more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than all segments except the youngest drivers. State laws vary greatly with elderly advocacy groups fighting attempts to improve screening.