A new study led by a Northern Medical Program (NMP) researcher shows that alcohol-impaired driving crimes spike immediately after the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) is reached, indicating that minimum legal drinking age ...
Feb 10, 2016
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The majority of older drivers are in favour of tighter rules on checking the health and suitability of over-70s to drive - even if those checks could take them off the road themselves - according to a new report. The Institute ...
Feb 4, 2016
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Parents may intend to set strong limits on their teen drivers but their kids may not always be getting the message, a new nationally-representative poll suggests.
Jan 19, 2016
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Drowsy drivers are being urged to stop and take a break the first time they hit a road rumble strip these school holidays, with new QUT research revealing the audio-tactile vibrations should be a wake-up call to pull over.
Dec 22, 2015
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Much like trying to watch a video with the audio out of synch, older adults may have difficulty combining the stimuli they see and hear, and it could have implications for rapid decision-making tasks such as driving, according ...
Dec 15, 2015
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Joe Minerva has been driving since 1946. He's a skilled and disciplined driver and he's never been in an accident.
Dec 1, 2015
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What happens when "Tom Hanks," "Tom Cruise" and "Kesha" sit around a table? When the talkers are actually teens using researcher-requested pseudonyms they chose to anonymously discuss their driving habits, the results are ...
Dec 1, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Many U.S. teenagers have willingly accepted a ride from a drunk driver within the past year, a new survey reveals.
Oct 22, 2015
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Truck drivers who are frequently fatigued after work, use cell phones while driving, or have an elevated pulse pressure - a potential predictor of cardiovascular disease - may be at increased risk for getting into truck accidents, ...
Oct 21, 2015
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Drowsy drivers who filmed themselves behind the wheel may have unknowingly given road safety researchers the answer to reducing sleepy driving.
Oct 20, 2015
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