Bad Driving and Road Rage in the News
- 5.14.07 :: Miami Holds Top Spot on Rude Driver List (SF Gate)
- 4.25.07 :: Bill would let drivers report carpool lane violations (SF Gate)
- 12.19.06 :: An online outlet for road rage (SF Gate)
- 10.6.06 :: Union City police hunt for road rage suspect (SF Gate)
- 9.1.06 :: Fremont Driver's Rampage Kills One, Injures 19 (SF Gate)
General Links on Bad Driving
- Wikipedia's: definition of driving
- Yahoo! Answers results for bad driving
- AAA's Article: Controlling Road Rage
- ZDNet Article: Study: Cell talkers as bad as drunken drivers
- About.com Artic: Bad Driving Kills Over 1 Million a Year Worldwide
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Q&A on Speed and Speed Limits
- WRDW's segment: Dumb and Dangerous Driving
- The Arizona Republic's Article: Want to save money on gas? Don't speed.
Reports and Statistics from NHTSA, NCSA, BTA, and IRTAD
- NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) Summary Table on Agressigve Driving Laws
- NHTSA (National Center for Statistics and Analysis) PDF: Data on Motor Vehicle Fatalities in 2005
- NCSA (National Center for Statistics & Analysis) Report: 16-year-olds have Highest Fatal Crash Involvement Among Young Drivers
- NHTSA Report: Driver Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Crashes by Age Group and Vehicle Type
- NHTSA Report (PDF): Race and Ethnicity in Fatal Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes 1999-2004 (just the stats)
- NHTSA Report: Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatality Rates by Type and Size of Vehicle
- NHTSA Report: Driver Cell Phone Use in 2005
- NHTSA Reprot: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/RNotes/2005/809_890/index.htm">Speeding-Related Crash Fatalities By Month, Day, and Selected Holiday Periods
- IRTAD (International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group) Data: Injury Accidents by Country
- BTS (Bureau of Transportation Statistics) Chart: Injury Rates for Occupants of Highway Vehicles and Motorcycles 2003
Articles and Facts About Seniors Driving
- According to the AARP, the number 1 traffic violation committed by drivers aged 50 and over is failure to observe right-of-way.
- The number 2 traffic violation committed by drivers over 50 is improper left turn. Failure to obey left turn signs and signals, improper positioning of the vehicle and misjudging the speed of oncoming vehicles are the most common reasons for this problem.
- Also, drivers over 55 are involved in more accidents per mile driven. The number of miles must be taken into account in order to accurately compare older and younger drivers. The number of accidents per mile rises sharply at about age 75.
- LA4Seniors Article: Dangerous Driving and Seniors
- Helpguide's Article: Senior Citizen Driving: Warning Signs and Helping an Unsafe Driver to Stop Driving
- BCAA's pdf: Mature Drivers Fact Sheet
- AARP's Article: When to Stop Driving
Other Links
- Mapstraction - A web maps abstraction API that has proxy interfaces to Yahoo! Maps, GMaps, and MSN Maps.