Avoid Lane-Changing Collisions
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Watch this video about new technologies that aid in highway safety on HowStuffWorks. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 200,000 car crashes a year happen due to... (more info)

Watch this video about new technologies that aid in highway safety on HowStuffWorks. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 200,000 car crashes a year happen due to automobiles leaving their lanes. Now, two new safety technologies could serve as an extra set of "eyes" for drivers and help them avoid a collision caused by an inadvertent lane change or by colliding with a vehicle in the side blind spot while changing lanes. See how these new systems may decrease the frequency of lane-changing wrecks in this video from Medialink.

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