Blog Posts by Tag: "national highway traffic safety administration"

Does the Electronic Solution Present a Problem?

Joe Morrison posted on 2012/06/21 |

Last month the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a proposal to mandate the installation of Electronic Stability Control (ESC) on large trucks. Based on research they've determined that such a system can be 28 to 36 percent effective in reducing rollovers and 14 percent effective in eliminating loss-of-control crashes. Those are pretty impressive numbers in what are usually costly crashes with a high potential for injury or death.... Read More

Is the Trend Reversed?

Joe Morrison posted on 2011/12/19 |

A recent front page headline in Transport Topics stated that Truck Fatalities Rose 8.7%. The data comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and refers to the number of large truck accident fatalities in 2010. This is the first increase in four years. Overall for all vehicles the 2010 statistics recorded 2.9% fewer fatalities. So what's to be made of this?... Read More

Blog Posts by Tag: "national highway traffic safety administration"

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