New laws and regulations often result in any number of unintended consequences. If bans on cell phone use while driving were to be instituted, are there any real "benefits" that[…]

How Do You Cross the Street in Vietnam? The quick answer is “Slowly and predictably.” As a researcher on traffic-related issues, my trip to Vietnam, where traffic obeys loose "guidelines"[…]

I recently had to write a “benefits” section for a proposal to develop public safety campaigns to limit texting and driving. We all know that crashes are bad, but how[…]

Two events happened over the last couple of weeks that prompt me to ask whether we would be willing to make one simple change that could dramatically improve our ability[…]

Ask a younger driver which is worse:  A crash from someone texting, or a crash from someone drinking? Which one do you think they would pick? It turns out the[…]