Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Archives

STUDY: Drivers Mostly Use Cruise Control to Speed

"Cruise control" technology was invented to help drivers maintain a safe and steady speed – but more often, they use it to go faster than they would without it, a new study finds.

March 21, 2021

STUDY: Drivers Mostly Use Cruise Control to Speed

Streetsblog USA |Car crashes

The Reason More Women Drivers Die in Car Crashes

Women drivers are more likely to die in crashes because the men drivers who hit them are more likely to be driving trucks and SUVs, a new study finds.

February 15, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Autonomous cars

Study: Drivers More Reckless When Their Cars Have More ‘Safe’ AV Tech

Automated vehicle technology was supposed to end car crashes forever — but a new study suggests that the more automated a car gets, the more reckless its driver may become.

November 19, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Auto Insurance

How Auto Insurers Subsidize Car Carnage

It costs less to insure an SUV, despite its role in the pedestrian death crisis. And drunk drivers barely pay more for insurance (why can they even get insurance again?).

October 22, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Autonomous cars

Study: AVs May Not Detect Darker-Skinned Pedestrians As Often As Lighter Ones

Driverless cars are worse at detecting darker skin pigments, meaning that autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities, according to a new study.

June 17, 2020

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STUDY: Drivers Mostly Use Cruise Control to Speed

The Reason More Women Drivers Die in Car Crashes

Study: Drivers More Reckless When Their Cars Have More ‘Safe’ AV Tech

How Auto Insurers Subsidize Car Carnage

Study: AVs May Not Detect Darker-Skinned Pedestrians As Often As Lighter Ones