Many motorists on New York's roadways have probably seen other drivers preoccupied with their smartphones while at the wheel. Perhaps they were reading their emails, visiting a popular social networking website or even playing a video game, such as Pokémon Go....
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Driver charged over car crash that killed woman
A New York man who allegedly killed a woman and injured her daughter in a July 17 car accident has been charged with multiple crimes, including vehicular manslaughter. The charges were announced by the district attorney on July 20. According to authorities, the...
1 dead, 3 injured in SUV accident
A pedestrian accident that occurred in Queens on June 30 left one person dead and three others injured. The crash took place at about 6:30 p.m. on Horace Harding Expressway service road at Junction Boulevard close by the Long Island Expressway service road. According...
Study participants choose safer cars over saving lives
New York drivers may have heard that autonomous cars will be available in a few years, but according to the results of one study, it will be necessary to solve some ethical issues first. The study published in the journal Science on June 23 surveyed 1,928 people about...
Tesla, others working to gather driver behavior data
As more companies work to increase the automation of the vehicles they manufacture, some are also installing systems that automatically upload data about the behavior of the drivers. Tesla is one company that manufactures vehicles that are sold in New York and that...
Teen accident rates surge in the summer months
New York residents may not be surprised to learn that inexperienced motorists are more likely to be involved in an accident than those who have spent decades behind the wheel, but they may be shocked to learn just how much of a danger teen drivers represent to other...
Self-driving cars create new challenges for insurance companies
The rapidly developing technology of self-driving vehicles could result in these autonomous cars joining the flow of traffic in New York. Because this technology nearly eliminates human vehicle operation, insurance companies will need to consider new factors when...
New York woman and dog die at scene of pedestrian accident
On the morning of April 12, a 25-year-old woman had just put her 5-year-old son on the bus to school before taking her dog for a walk on Union Boulevard in East Islip on Long Island. When she was just west of Harwood Avenue, a white 2007 Chrysler veered onto the...
Vehicle crash leaves 5 injured in New York
An accident involving one vehicle left five people injured in the early hours of March 28 on Long Island. Two of the victims were critically injured. Police believe the incident was caused by a backseat driver. According to Nassau County police, the crash happened at...
New braking systems could reduce distracted driver accidents
An agreement reached by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with automakers producing almost all of the cars sold in the United States could result in a drastic drop in accidents caused to texting and driving in New York and other states by the year...