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Among the most-welcome safety features available in many new vehicles are automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems that can detect pedestrians ahead and warn the driver. If the driver doesn’t apply the brakes, the system does. \r\n\r\nUnlike traditional AEB systems that are designed to detect when
Read Article →If you’re already dealing with the aftermath of a crash caused by an impaired driver, you may feel like they’re everywhere on the roads. Indeed, too many drivers are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. \r\n\r\nOften, the drugs aren’t illegal. Many prescription and even over-the-counter medi
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Motorcycle helmets can and do prevent serious and often fatal head injuries when a motorcyclist is involved in a crash. However, they don’t necessarily prevent concussions, which occur when the brain moves against the skull or is shaken back and forth. Therefore, it’s not uncommon for a motorcyclist
Read Article →What makes a state safe to live in? Is it low crime rates? A healthy population? Absence of major weather catastrophes? Or all of the above – and more?\r\n\r\nWhile it may be difficult to quantify, we have some idea of how states compare to each other in terms of safety.\r\n\r\nWallet Hub recently r
Read Article →Ohio’s roads have the potential to be dangerous at almost any time of year, but certain months tend to be more hazardous than others. There are several reasons for this, such as a change in seasons or in the way that drivers travel.\r\n\r\nHere is a list of the most dangerous months in order from th
Read Article →If a serious car crash has left you shopping for a new car, you may be overwhelmed and a little confused by all of the high-tech safety features that are available on newer models. These can certainly help you feel safer as you get behind the wheel again, even if the crash wasn’t your fault.\r\n\r\n
Read Article →Because of the fact that the legal limit for blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is 0.08%, people sometimes make the assumption that a small amount of alcohol is not going to impact their ability to drive. They think they would need to have a few drinks and get over the legal limit before that would h
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Driving is something that we don’t think much about. We get in the car, drive to work, drive to the store and run errands without giving it much thought. But the truth is, driving is not a risk-free activity. In fact, driving is likely the most dangerous thing an average person will do on a daily ba
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You're heading down the interstate toward your house after a day of work. You took a late shift, so it's 10:00 in the evening, and you're feeling tired. But you're not so tired that you don't realize the headlights coming toward you are in your lane.\r\n\r\nWhat's happened is that someone is driving
Read Article →Traffic deaths in the 1960s and 1970s often topped 50,000 per year. Since that time, however, the number of fatalities per year has been trending down. This has been an impressive feat considering there are more and more people in the U.S. every year, and it highlights how vehicles are in fact getti
Read Article →Distraction is a major concern on modern roads. The vehicles people drive have themselves become far more complex, and drivers often have phones sending them notifications while they drive.\r\n\r\nJust staying off of a mobile device isn't enough to eliminate driving distractions. There are numerous
Read Article →The best way to avoid a crash is to drive as safely as possible. You can make better decisions in traffic when you understand the trends in the worst crashes that occur.\r\n\r\nThe risks you face on the road change over time. Two decades ago, cellphones were a minor concern on the road. Now they are
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