WASHINGTON — A naturalistic truck driver study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute served to underscore what would seem to be a common-sense safety rule: Drivers should keep their hands on ...

A new study from AAA confirms something that most of us already know: when drivers know their behavior is being monitored, they tend to drive more safely. But here's the twist—no one in this study was ...

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Texting or emailing while driving is more dangerous than previously thought, according to a new study of the behavior. "Essentially texting while driving doubles a driver's ...

A new study found that teens who use their phones while driving are more likely to drive dangerously, like braking hard or speeding up quickly. This is risky and makes accidents more likely.

Phones can help with navigation on roadtrips, but they can also be dangerous distractions. A new study shows just how big that distraction is among teen drivers, and the number one reason the phones ...

Do you like driving? Maybe not stuck in an urban jam, dodging potholes or crawling amid draconian speed limits – but out there on the open road, taking sunny corners in a nice car? The roar of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tanya Mohn reports on road safety, sustainable transport, and cycling. Sep 30, 2025, 11:00pm EDT Oct 02, 2025, 12:05pm EDT Drivers ...

The seductive lure of cars that drive themselves has led to an awful lot of hype over the past decade. Not everyone enjoys driving, after all, and the idea of freeing up the occupant to read their ...

Does listening to metal make you a dangerous driver? A new study from Extreme Terrain suggests that the answer may be yes. The company surveyed 1,000 American drivers to see how their music listening ...

A study by engineers at the University of Central Florida found that self-driving cars are generally safer than human-driven ones, with notable exceptions. According to Tech Xplore, Mohamed Abdel-Aty ...

What if you could be fined or lose your license for driving tired? Our new study just published in Nature and Science of Sleep has found if you had less than five hours of sleep last night, you are ...