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Best Used Cars for New Teenage Drivers – 2017
Consumer Reports recently published a list of vehicle recommendations for new drivers. Budget are safety concerns are usually the first things parents consider when purchasing a vehicle for their teenage drivers. To handle the budget…
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Drivers Often Unaware of Motorcycles, Increasing Risk of Collision
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Many drivers involved in a collision with a motorcycle state afterwards that they didn’t see the motorcycle. A recent study recently published in the journal Attention, Perception & Psychophysics examined why drivers might say that.…
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Speeding Is a Problem On US Roads – Particularly for Young Drivers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a new survey recently that sheds some insight into attitudes on speeding.[1] According to the NHTSA data, speeding-related deaths account for nearly 1/3 of all traffic fatalities…
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Long Road Trips for the Holidays
The winter road trip: long, family-packed car rides for holiday gatherings or ski-trips into the mountains. It is a time for scenic beauty, family memory making, but also a potentially dangerous time with snow, ice…
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Ride Safely Out There on a Motorcycle
Living in the Pacific Northwest means being surrounded by miles of natural beauty that can sometimes be best experienced on the back of a motorcycle or scooter. However, it’s also no secret that a motorcycle…
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Older Professional Drivers More Likely to Die in Vehicle Collision
Older workers who drive as part of their job have a significantly higher fatality rate as a result of motor vehicle collisions than younger workers. A recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
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Adult Seat Belt Use Statistics
Did you know: Approximately 6,400 adults are injured in a motor vehicle collision each day in the United States? More than 2.3 million adult drivers and passengers were treated in emergency departments for injuries from…
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Lights, Camera, Action — Dash Cameras On the Rise
Did you happen to see footage of the meteorite that entered Earth’s atmosphere several months ago? Did you ever wonder why most of the video footage of the event originated from ordinary citizens in the…
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Motorcycle Deaths on the Rise
According to a recent report released by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), an estimated 5,000 motorcyclists lost their lives on U.S. roads in 2012. This figure is near an all-time high and represents a…
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Recent Survey Results on Distracted Driving
The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released survey results on April 5, 2013 showing that Americans continue to use electronic devices while driving, despite laws and evidence that such distracted…
