IIHS researchers recently looked at 631 lane-drift crashes and found that 34 percent of the drivers were physically incapacitated. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has found that lane-departure warnings and blind-spot detection are lowering the risk of crashes in the US, the first evidence of its kind. Accidents were reduced by 11% when lane-departure warnings were active, and the rate of injury dropped by 21%, according to the study. Lane Departure Warnings have been around since the 1970s, but they became more common after a series of high-profile accidents involving cars traveling at high speeds.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has found that lane-departure warnings and blind-spot detection are lowering the risk of crashes in the US, the first evidence of its kind. Accidents were reduced by 11% when lane-departure warnings were active, and the rate of injury dropped by 21%, according to the study. Lane Departure Warnings have been around since the 1970s, but they became more common after a series of high-profile accidents involving cars traveling at high speeds.