Over reliance on GPS on our roads has caused plenty of speculation about its detrimental effect on our natural navigation abilities and even on how it might cause parts of the brain to shrink. Others have speculated on the resulting chaos should a hacker/terrorist knock out the GPS system altogether. However, the many car accidents caused by GPS over reliance is not speculation. Here is why: GPS Often Inspires Blind Acceptance of Its Directions A GPS lulls its users into blindly following its recommendations and does this in an insidious way..
If you’ve been in a serious car crash before, then you have more motivation than most to avoid car accidents. Car accidents are traumatic, can cause debilitating injury, and keep you out of work for an extended time. If you haven’t been in an accident, don’t assume they only happen to other people. It only takes one small mistake made by you or someone else on the road. The key to avoiding many car accidents is focusing on both your driving and the road. Here are four suggestions on improving.
Although mechanical failure of big rigs causes trucking accidents, most are caused by driver error. Driver error happens for a number of reasons. It starts with truck carrier companies failing to do comprehensive background checks on new truck driver hires, and failing to give adequate road tests as a condition for employment. This allows drivers with poor driving records to share the road with the general public. Of course, one practice that is impossible to avoid is hiring inexperienced drivers. They fill the gaps created when highly experienced drivers retire. Unfortunately,.