Experts estimate that an average of 5,000 Americans die in tractor-trailer related accidents annually. Last year, Massachusetts had a total of 22 fatal tractor-trailer accidents. According to data gathered by Road Safe America, the number of large trucks involved in crashes in Massachusetts has nearly doubled between 2004 and 2007.…
According to the Boston Herald, state troopers have been issuing a startling number of tickets to Massachusetts drivers. In the first three months of this year, the number of speeding citations increased by 23 percent over the first quarter of 2007. Overall, troopers gave out more than 12,000 speeding tickets…
On Friday morning, a car crash on 128 South in Burlington caused police to shut down all lanes of Route 128 intermittently for roughly two hours. Massachusetts state police said two people were on the ground when troopers arrived. According to state police, Robert Carlo Jr., 29, of Bedford was…
Earlier this month, Massachusetts state police launched a statewide campaign stressing a zero-tolerance policy on seat belt violations. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 14,000 people died in motor vehicle accidents while unbelted in the United States in 2007. Seat belts can reduce the risk of…
According to a survey released last week by GMAC Insurance, Massachusetts drivers ranked 44rd out of 50 states and the District of Columbia on a test of basic driving knowledge like the definition of a flashing red light or when to stop for a school bus. The test required a…
This time of year means high school prom and graduation, which also means that teens experience extra pressure to drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol, raising their car accident risk. According to the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, 21 Massachusetts teens died in motor vehicle-related crashes during May…
Springfield-based Peter Pan Bus Lines has suspended a bus driver who was caught on video using his cell phone, eating chips, and tearing passenger’s tickets while driving. A passenger captured the incident on camera and posted it on YouTube before forwarding the link to company officials. Officials said they are…
Over the weekend, an 18-year-old high school student hit and killed a pedestrian as he drove home from a school-sponsored harbor cruise in Boston following his senior prom. Jonathan Caruso allegedly drove off Essex Road, hit a road sign, a telephone pole, a bush, and two women who were out…
Following a subway accident that injured close to fifty people last week, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has announced that it will ban subway and bus drivers from carrying electronic devices of any kind while they are operating T vehicles. The ban goes into effect on Monday. The driver involved…
According to the 100-Car Naturalist Driving Study, which tracked the behavior of the drivers of 100 vehicles for a year, driver inattention is an even more dangerous problem than expects previously believed. Almost 80% of car crashes and 65% of near-crashes involved some form of driver inattention, which includes not…