In the thrilling world of NASCAR, the sight of powerful cars relentlessly circling the track in a series of left-hand turns is both iconic and puzzling to the uninitiated. While the simplicity of the ...

New research shows banning left turns at intersections could reduce crashes, especially during the busy summer travel season. About 61% of intersection crashes involve left turns, often due to drivers ...

Data shows more than half of car crashes at intersections involve left turns. However, a new study suggests one solution may be to ban left turns altogether. Vikash Gayah, an engineering professor at ...

More than 60% of traffic collisions at intersections involve left turns. Some U.S. cities – including San Francisco, Salt Lake City and Birmingham, Alabama – are restricting left turns. Vikash Gayah, ...

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — A growing number of voices say the solution to reducing deadly crashes is simple: eliminate left-hand turns. But how would that work? Would drivers be willing to make the ...

Vikash V. Gayah's research has been funded by various State Departments of Transportation (including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Washington State, Montana, South Dakota and North Carolina), US Department ...

Left-hand turns are one of the top contributors to traffic crashes in Odessa. Whether it’s misjudging the speed of oncoming traffic, trying to beat a yellow light, or simply not seeing another vehicle ...

Research shows left turns at intersections are dangerous and slow traffic. Benjamin Rondel/The Image Bank via Getty Images Vikash Gayah: When you make a left turn, you have to cross oncoming traffic.