For American Drivers, Old Dangers Continue To Claim Lives

Media coverage of driver safety has focused recently on the dangers posed by car technology, from seemingly unexplainable unintended acceleration to problems with keyless ignitions to accident-producing electronic distractions.

But those things aren't at the top of the driver-danger list for David Strickland, the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Instead, Strickland talks first about people driving without seatbelts. Or driving drunk. Or driving aggressively, tailgating and speeding, pushed by "all the ills of an impatient world," as Strickland puts it. In short, the most critical safety issues facing drivers have ... Back to article