Crashprevention.org News and Opinion http://www.crashprevention.org The Partnership for Safe Driving Responds to Road Safety Stories en-us info2@crashprevention.org info2@crashprevention.org Insurance Prices Follow the Stock Market, Not the Crash Rates! Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.crashprevention.org/index.php?#52 She then proceeds to pose this question to a number of "experts," who compete with each other to see ... DOT Says: We're Completely Satisfied With Complete Failure Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.crashprevention.org/index.php?#51 The DOT chose to celebrate this tragic news. Newspapers and radio stations across the country took ... Where the Rubber Meets the Road Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.crashprevention.org/index.php?#50 We sympathize with local and state governments that are facing serious budget shortfalls during thes ... False Hopes Persist for Electronic Stability Control Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.crashprevention.org/index.php?#49 The Partnership certainly is not opposed to any technology that can help maintain stability in a veh ... Safety a Question Mark as Ford Opts for Smaller Cars Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.crashprevention.org/index.php?#48 Speed limits are a case in point. When the national 55 speed limit was repealed by President Clinton ... $50 fine for Hitting A Pedestrian? Is this Justice? Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.crashprevention.org/index.php?#47 Yep, $50 big ones for hitting a pedestrian with his car and driving away. In response to this n ... Where's the Beef? Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.crashprevention.org/index.php?#46 Well, we decided we didn't want to wait, so one of our dedicated volunteers has spent the past two m ... In 1974, the Magic Number was 50, not 55! Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.crashprevention.org/index.php?#45 This report detailed the number of lives spared and the amount of fuel saved by the decision of the ... NOT SO FAST! Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.crashprevention.org/index.php?#44 We like their optimism, but unfortunately, we do not share it. First, the researchers examined deat ... 55 MPH in the News: It's Deja Vu All Over Again Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.crashprevention.org/index.php?#43 There is no question that the national 55 mph speed limit saved lives and fuel. What is also clear, ... AAA Underestimates Cost of Motor Vehicle Crashes Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.crashprevention.org/index.php?#41 We applaud AAA for undertaking its own study of this always-present but never-discussed issue. Howe ...