Street lighting provides a simple, low cost means of stemming the global epidemic of road traffic death and injury. Low income countries should consider installing more lights, and high income countries should think carefully before turning any off to reduce carbon emissions, is the advice from a new Cochrane Review.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it will conduct testing on public roadways of its Driving Safety Support Systems (DSSS) using inter-vehicle and road-to-vehicle communications. The tests, which will be conducted using the “Honda ASV-4” Advanced Safety Vehicle*2 and other vehicles equipped with advanced safety technology, will be carried out between Monday, March 24, and Friday, March 28, on public roadways in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

Created to raise awareness and education on road safety in China, the "China Road Safety Forum," sponsored by Nissan (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (NCIC), wrapped today here in the capital.

According to new study, the Baltic nations of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia had the worst road safety records in the European Union last year.

Most of the measures introduced over the past decade to boost the safety of Grand Prix motor racing, have not cut death rates or curbed speed, as intended, suggests an analysis published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

General Motors, OnStar and the University of Michigan Medical School are working together to collect crash and injury data that could lead to engineering safer cars and trucks and getting the right kind of help to a crash scene.

Ford's European Research Centre based in Aachen, Germany, today presented its results for PReVENT, a joint research project co-funded by the EU Commission for improved road safety by means of innovative active safety systems.

An International Automobile Federation survey says that after years of decline, road deaths are suddenly rising in Europe threatening the goal of halving annual traffic fatalities in the European Union by 2010.

A new U.S. Transportation Department report shows that more than 12 percent of the nation's bridges are structurally deficient. The findings have prompted some lawmakers to demand increased funding from the federal government to repair the bridges. But government officials say there are other ways to improve the nation's aging transportation infrastructure.

Volvo's signature Scandinavian Luxury sedan has earned IIHS's top honors for vehicle safety in front, side, and rear impact crash protection. Paired with Acura RL and Kia Amanti, Volvo's S80 was one of the best performers. IIHS announced that "The S80 also earns the Institute's 2007 TOP SAFETY PICK award for superior overall crash protections."

Boston Big Dig Contractor to plead guilty and make $50 million in cash payments and provide up to $75 million insurance coverage.

Authorities lowered the death toll from an interstate bridge collapse to four Thursday, but warned the final number could change as divers search the Mississippi River.