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For Parents: Bicycle Safety 101

By | August 10th, 2018

There has been a significant decline in the number of kids who ride their bikes to school. Most children now are driven to school due to parents’ apprehension with regards to traffic danger and bike injuries. A study found that more than 2.2 million children ages 5 to 17 suffered from bicycle-related injuries from 2006 to 2015. That’s 600 cases per day, or 25 an hour. The most common injuries were to the upper extremities, while 11% accounted for traumatic brain injuries. Safety Regulations The Consumer Product Safety.

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Preventing and Handling Road Rage

By | July 13th, 2018

Coined in the 1980s after a string of highway shootings in Los Angeles, California, the term “road rage” describes any kind of aggressive or angry behavior by a driver towards another driver on the road. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines road rage as when a driver commits moving traffic offenses so as to endanger other persons or property; an assault with a motor vehicle or other dangerous weapon by the operator or passenger of one motor vehicle on the operator or passengers of another motor.

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Motorcycle Accidents and Defective Roadways

By | July 9th, 2018

In a vehicular accident, three primary things are taken into consideration when analyzing the situation or filing a case: the driver, the roadway, and the vehicle. Investigators concluded that 75% of all accidents are due to driver failure, 15% to highway or road deficiencies, and 10% to vehicular malfunctions. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 57% of motorcycle accidents happen in urban areas, while the remaining 43% occur in rural areas. A percentage of road accidents are caused by poor signs and signals on the.

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The Link Between Truck Accidents and Traffic

By | May 31st, 2018

Traffic has always played something of a complex role in all vehicular accidents. High levels of traffic can certainly influence the nature of truck accidents. For one thing, truck accidents that affect three or more vehicles become more common when the traffic on the road becomes substantial enough. While this is the case with all vehicular accidents, this phenomenon can be particularly noticeable when it comes to truck accidents. This is partly due to the size of trucks. When drivers lose control of these machines, there could very easily be.

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