421,000 people were injured – and 3,328 people were killed – in distracted driving crashes in 2012, the last year for which figures are available. Distracted driving ( described as a driver doing any non-driving activity that can divert his/her attention away from his/her primary task: driving safely.] is dangerous. You will observe it as…
We all know that we must watch out for school children in school zones during those times that they are arriving at or leaving school; however, this is not such a tough thing to do as there is an AM-PM schedule which compresses the risk of driving in areas where there are children. A far…
An average of 14 trucks or buses will be inspected every minute during the 72 hour Roadcheck 2014 inspection blitz for which ports of entry and scales will be open 24 hours a day June 3, 4, and 5, 2014. Roadcheck is the largest targeted enforcement program in the world. 10,000 local, state and federal…
Intersection collisions account for 30% of all accidents, and 40% of all urban accidents. Intersection collisions often result in higher injury levels as well – as the sides of motor vehicles do not protect drivers and passengers as well as front and rear. Take in the whole picture to be safe at intersections: in the…