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Crashes, Claims, and Calm Driving—Lessons from Tesla and Cadillac Owners

February 12, 2025February 11, 2025 Nordstrom

Tesla Drivers See Spike in Incidents New data from Lending Tree paired with other research sources provides a deeper look into Tesla drivers and their driving patterns. The findings raise pressing questions about driver behavior, advanced vehicle technology, and their collective impact on road safety. Lending Tree’s analysis shows that Tesla owners reported an average of 37 incidents—accidents, speeding tickets, DUIs, and more—per 1,000 drivers in 2024. That’s a rise from 31 in 2023, suggesting that factors like increased Tesla ownership, overconfidence in vehicle technology, or regional driving dynamics might…

The Auto Club and Waze Team Up to Save Lives with Real-Time Roadside Alerts

January 5, 2025 H. Cutner

A Game-Changing Partnership to Save Lives AAA—The Auto Club Group—has partnered with Waze, the GPS navigation app, to address a critical safety issue involving roadside crashes. This collaboration integrates AAA’s roadside assistance data with the Waze and Google Maps navigation platforms, adding a new layer of preventive safety for drivers. Now, motorists in select states will receive real-time alerts when approaching disabled vehicles or emergency workers, giving them notice to slow down or move over. This initiative follows alarming statistics showing the risks faced by roadside service technicians and other…

Leveraging Allstate Drivewise for Safer Driving Amid Rising Accident Rates

April 18, 2024April 17, 2024 Nordstrom

Allstate Drivewise - Car Accident Increase

Significant Safety Enhancements for Drivewise Users Allstate has uncovered significant safety improvements for drivers who actively use their Drivewise feature, according to a joint analysis with their mobility information and data. The findings indicate that Allstate customers who opt into Drivewise, accessible via the Allstate app, are substantially safer on the road. The program’s data shows a compelling 25% reduction in severe collisions for Drivewise users compared to non-users. Furthermore, an Arity study on driving behavior supports the idea that Drivewise customers are generally more cautious drivers. They are less…

Distracted drivers are a serious safety problem in the US

February 22, 2024February 21, 2024 Nordstrom

Thousands of people die due to collisions caused by motorists who weren’t paying attention. Distracted drivers are all over American roads, and according to the most recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, thousands of people are dying because motorists are paying attention to phones, smartwatches, radios, food, makeup application and other factors aside from the road in front of them. The latest data shows that about 3,500 people died in the US in 2021 because of motorist distraction. Last October, Mercury Insurance held a survey to investigate…

AAA and IBA work together to promote roadside safety

May 11, 2021May 10, 2021 H. Cutner

Roadside safety - Tuck and car on the side of the road

The American Automobile Association and the Illinois Broadcasters Association have teamed up. The American Automobile Association (AAA) and the Illinois Broadcasters Association (IBA) have joined forces in a new roadside safety effort. Their goal is to increase awareness of the risk and encourage drivers to slow down and move over. The strategy the AAA and IBA are hoping to achieve is to remind motorists to “do the right thing” for roadside safety. By slowing down and moving over, they improve the chances of avoiding unnecessary tragedies on the side of…

6 most common causes of car accidents

March 17, 2021October 21, 2021 Guest Author

Every year thousands of car accidents occur throughout the United States. In many cases, motor vehicle accidents have terrible consequences for everyone involved, such as severe injuries, loss of earnings, devastating material losses, etc. Although some auto accidents cannot be prevented, if drivers are aware of the most common causes of car accidents, they may be able to avoid a collision that ends up being fatal. Now, if you were involved in a car accident due to the negligence of another driver, you may be entitled to compensation for your…

Parents believe their teen drivers are safe on the road

November 5, 2018November 3, 2018 Marc

Teen Drivers - Young Woman Driving Truck

A new Allstate survey showed that despite worries about distracted driving parents believe in their kids. A recent survey conducted by Allstate Insurance showed that 42 percent of parents of teen drivers assume their kids are safe behind the wheel. Those four in ten parents don’t regularly talk to their kids about the subject of safe driving. Allstate used the last week of October to help teenage drivers to promote discussions about safe driving. Based on the results of the survey and what was learned during National Teen Driver Safety…