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Figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggest that about 800 road users are killed each year and around the country in traffic accidents involving fatigued drivers, but many experts believe that drowsiness is often overlooked at crash scenes...

Car manufacturers around the world have been working diligently to enhance the safety features that they offer. While the amount of safety features a typical car has today is much more than one had, say 20 years ago, does that mean that Illinois roadways are actually...

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, or NHTSA for short, released an astounding statistic regarding distracted driving. They revealed that 3,142 people died in accidents involving distracted driving throughout the year 2019. This has made it...

The last call any Illinois parent wants is the one alerting them that their teenage driver has been in a motor vehicle accident . Your teenager is most likely very upset, and you must stay calm to guide them through what to do next. Here are a few things that can tell...

A road safety advocacy group in Chicago has called on city officials to clear snow from sidewalks as well as streets in the winter months. Current city law requires property owners to clear snow from the sidewalks in front of their homes or businesses, but tickets are...

Pedestrian deaths over the past few years have been breaking records. This has caused a safety crisis for many pedestrians and has alarmed who use walking as their main form of transportation in Illinois. Here are a few potential causes of the increase in pedestrian...

Pedestrians and cyclists in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood will soon have a new way to cross the railroad tracks that separate East 43rd Street from Lakeshore Drive. The city’s Department of Transportation has announced that work began to construct a bicycle and...

Chicago is one of America's favorite cities. It's famous for big business, great cultural institutions and successful pro sports teams. What's less well-known about Chicago is that it's one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the country. Partly, this is due to the...

Intersections can pose an extra danger to pedestrians when drivers whip closely around corners at high speeds. This can be especially dangerous in large cities where tall buildings and crowds of people walking reduce visibility. One way to encourage Illinois drivers...

In 2020, Illinois highways saw a sharp decrease in drivers. Unfortunately, this didn't come with a decrease in accidents. New research has shown that the number of people speeding on the roads has actually increased and led to an increase in car accident fatalities....