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June is Off-Road Safety Month in Canada – a nationwide event aimed at promoting the safe and responsible use of off-road vehicles including All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).

Top tips for safe riding during Off-Road Safety Month

June is Off-Road Safety Month in Canada – a nationwide event aimed at promoting the safe and responsible use of off-road vehicles including All-Terrain...
This year’s list of recommended vehicles for teens from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Consumer Reports (CR) has been published and offers more safety for less money.

Safest and most affordable vehicles for teens revealed

This year’s list of recommended vehicles for teens from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Consumer Reports (CR) has been published and...
Researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) also found that youths with mood disorders experienced a slightly elevated risk of crashing.

Youths with mood disorders less likely to get driver’s license

Teens and young adults with mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorder, are 30 percent less likely to obtain their driver’s license than...
New drivers are eight times more likely to be involved in fatal crashes than experienced drivers, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Road safety speakers talk to British Columbia teens to prevent crashes...

Road safety speakers from the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) are talking to teens to help prevent crashes this graduation season. New drivers are...
The Victorian State Emergency Service (VICSES) volunteers and the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) have teamed up to launch the Easter Driver Reviver program.

Drivers in Victoria reminded to take a break this Easter

Victorians hitting the roads this Easter weekend are being urged to plan ahead, take regular breaks, and drive to the conditions to stay safe. The...
Data indicates Good Friday could spell some of the worst delays for drivers as an estimated 2.6m getaway trips by car are due to be made on that day alone. This is 600,0000 more than the 2m journeys planned for both Thursday 28 March – the day many schools break up – and Easter Monday, and is up on volumes expected over Easter Saturday and Sunday with 2.3m separate trips each.

More than 14m car journeys expected in UK over Easter weekend

More than 14 million leisure journeys are expected to be made by car in the UK this Easter weekend, according to a new study...
The move aims to better account for variations in the position of the rear shoulder belt.

IIHS alters scoring criteria for updated moderate overlap front crash test

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has rolled out new scoring criteria for its updated moderate overlap front crash test. The move aims to...
Booster seats are designed for children who have outgrown harness-equipped restraints. The IIHS said children aged four to eight-year-olds are 45 per cent less likely to sustain injuries in crashes if they are in boosters than if they are using seat belts alone.

Most new car booster seats earn top safety ratings

Forty-seven out of 54 booster seats introduced last year have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) highest rating, the organization has announced. Booster...
The Transport Accident Commission is asking Victorians to take every precaution necessary to avoid more families being torn apart by road trauma, following a devastating 2023 on the state’s roads.

Return to school prompts road safety plea from authorities after ‘devastating...

Victorians planning their final road trip of the summer school holidays are being urged to drive safely, with busy roads expected as the holiday...
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