Truck Accidents

New Safety Study: SUVs, Truck More Likely to Hit, Kill Pedestrians

Drivers of larger motor vehicles such as pickup trucks, minivans and SUVs are more likely to hit pedestrians than drivers of cars, according to a new study. New research released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (“IIHS”) points to the increasing popularity of larger vehicles as a possible factor in rising pedestrian deaths on U.S. roads, which are up 59% since 2009. In the…

Peter J. Gregory

Women Have Greater Injury Risks in Car Accidents

Researchers from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently examined whether there was some sort of gender bias in the research into vehicle accidents or whether body type had anything to do…