Although self-driving cars are not yet a common sight on Illinois roads, they very well may be in the near future. This radical new technology promises a future substantially free of automobile accidents, but there are ripple effects associated with this breakthrough. For example, the…
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Case shows danger of using Snapchat while driving
Illinois motorists need to be aware of the danger of using a Snapchat filter while driving. The filter, which shows people how fast their smartphones are moving while they are traveling, has resulted in some serious accidents when young people have used it while they…
Safety needs in spite of hands-free measures
Many Illinois drivers have stories of close calls as a distracted driver has made a last-minute correction. Others have unfortunate stories of injuries or even the loss of a family member because of an individual’s use of a smartphone while driving. Efforts have spanned the…
Illinois woman dead after train strikes car
Preliminary investigations into a collision in an Illinois town between a train and a car have revealed that the vehicle likely drove into the railroad crossing, said a representative of the Chicago Transit Authority. The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed that a 62-year-old woman…
By 2022, automatic braking should be standard
Automatic braking systems will be standard on most cars in Illinois and the rest of the country by 2022. These systems, which automatically brake the vehicle when the driver either fails to apply the brakes or doesn’t use enough pressure to avoid an accident, have…
Autonomous car records first at fault accident
Illinois motorists who are following the development of autonomous car technology may be interested to know that Google has admitted one of its self-driving vehicles was partially at fault for a minor collision with a city bus. The accident took place on Feb. 14 in…
Traffic fatalities increase in 2015
Drivers on Illinois roads may be more unsafe than in recent years based on a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The report found that in 2015, for the first time in years, motor vehicle accident deaths were up. There was a steady…