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The fall foliage in Indiana offers a breathtaking view for both residents and visitors. Before we know it, those illuminating red, yellow, and orange leaves will end up in the roads — especially in heavily-wooded areas. For those who never experienced the dangers of driving on wet leaves before, this may not seem like a big...

If you recently purchased a new car, it likely came with built-in technology similar to the features found on a smartphone. This is commonly referred to as "infotainment" technology and gives drivers the luxury of communication, internet features, apps, music streaming, and navigation, without having to pick up a handheld device. Recent research shows that...

If you are in a front-end car accident, you probably think sitting in the back seat is safest – farther away from the impact and less likely to result in injuries or death. You would be wrong. Car manufacturers have made huge gains in protecting front-seat occupants, according to an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety...

Everyone knows that speeding is dangerous, yet so many drivers still speed. The message to slow down seems to go in one ear and out the other. Simply telling drivers why they should slow down may not be the answer, according to data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which indicates that the increase...

Ridesharing accidents caused by drivers working for Uber, Lyft or another ride-hailing company are on the rise nationwide. A study released last year by the University of Chicago and Rice University found that traffic fatalities have increased overall by 2 to 3 percent nationwide from fatal car accidents caused by ridesharing companies. Then again, these...

Mark Twain is credited with popularizing the saying that “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” If he were alive today, he might amend the phrase to say, “statistics about the use of smartphones while driving.” That’s because the statistics are largely dependent on self-reporting by drivers. In 2017, as cited by the Apple-focused...

Nearly 37,000 people died on highways in the past quarter century after speed limits rose than would have been the case if the 55 mph speed limit had been maintained nationwide. That's according to a Consumer Reports article that cited a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an insurance-industry funded group. Road deaths...

America's highways stand as the latest danger zone of the opioid epidemic as a new study found drivers on prescription medications are increasingly responsible for crashes - and possibly deaths. "Use of prescription opioids plays a significant role in the causation of fatal motor vehicle crashes," said Guohua Li, director of the Center for Injury...

Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety, as well as other safety groups, are urging states to implement more highway safety laws. Among those states is Indiana, which, according to a new national report, is lagging when it comes to preventing fatal traffic accidents. Motorcycle helmet laws One law the Hoosier state hasn't implemented is all-rider...

Winter in Lafayette, Indiana can be brutal. Not only do we get hit with massive snowstorms (like most of the north), we're also fairly close to the Great Lakes. The lake effect snow bands may be more prominent further north, but they can still impact our roadways.   Highway accidents are bound to happen during hazardous winter weather. In the...