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Connecticut residents may not be surprised to learn that teenage drivers are involved in more car accidents during the summer while they are out of school. The period from around Memorial Day until August when school is back in session is particularly dangerous. There are...

Connecticut residents may be interested to learn that Calvin Harris was injured in a car accident May 20. The 32-year-old celebrity disc jockey was a passenger in a sports utility vehicle that was struck by a Volkswagen Bug driven by a 16-year-old girl. No fatalities occurred in...

If the technology startup Otto succeeds in its venture, motorists in Connecticut could soon be sharing the highways with self-driving semi-trucks. The company has developed kits that transform regular trucks into self-driving vehicles. Potential benefits of the technology include faster delivery times and elimination of...

Motorcyclists on Connecticut roadways can employ some strategies to reduce their chances of being in an accident. These methods, known collectively as defensive riding, allow riders to proactively watch out for dangerous situations and avoid them whenever possible. Visibility poses one of the greatest challenges...

Connecticut is one of several states considering the changes to rules and legislation required in order to allow driverless cars on the road. One of the foundations of this movement has been the remarkably clear self-reporting provided by manufacturers of autonomous vehicles. Google has reported...

On April 27, a head-on collision in Connecticut resulted in the deaths of both drivers. The fatal car accident happened in Waterbury when the two cars collided at a curve along Thomaston Avenue near the border of Thomaston. The Waterbury deputy police chief said that...

A truck driver who has been convicted of DUI in several states including Connecticut has been issued a shutdown order by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association. The man was convicted in Connecticut twice in 2012, on Nov. 2 and again on Dec. 12, receiving...

Connecticut drivers will be on safer roads in the years ahead thanks to an agreement among major automakers to make automatic braking systems standard equipment in nearly 100 percent of light vehicles by 2022. The systems brake when the driver reacts too slowly and fails...

According to law enforcement authorities with the Hamden Police Department, a driver had to be extricated from a vehicle following a car accident. The accident reportedly occurred on March 14 around 8:30 a.m. Reports state that the driver of the first car was attempting to...

Self-driving cars may be coming to Connecticut very soon. However, before they are ready for a national rollout, they must first pass stringent safety tests and prove that they are ready to be on the road. Google’s autonomous vehicles have logged more than a million...