2012

Officials with the District of Columbia are pleased with the Walk Friendly Community distinction bestowed upon the city by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center.  Only 33 cities across the country have been given this title, but Washington D.C. goes them one step further by receiving a Gold rating.  A scant nine other cities also… read more

A new report says that motorists have become overly comfortable with and reliant on safety features of current vehicles, to the point of making the roads more dangerous than in the past. The “carcooning” effect refers to this lack of driver awareness to their surroundings. This may be the reason why there have been increased… read more

Everyone likes to think that they’re a safe enough driver to not have to worry about ever being in a motor vehicle accident, or that such incidents will be few and far between.  But the truth is, it’s almost inevitable that every single one of us will be involved in a motor vehicle accident at… read more

FedEx and Safe Kids Worldwide have jointly released the results of a study which found that September is the most dangerous month of the year for children.  Likely because more kids are going back to school, this month has a far larger amount of incidents where a car hits a child.  The Walking Safely report… read more

Calculating automobile insurance premiums is rarely a cut and dried affair.  Although certain things like a driving record and the number of citations accrued by a driver over time certainly factor into an insurance carrier’s calculations, they’re often not as important as some might think.  Instead, the Insurance Information Institute stresses that there are a… read more

A rise in motorcycle accident fatalities, from one in 2011 to six so far this year, has caused the Ohio Highway Patrol to advise riders to use caution whenever they head out on the road.  They’re also calling upon other motorists to pay close attention to the road, as most motorcycle accidents in the state… read more

The epidemic of texting while driving seems to be spreading, and the National Safety Council estimates that the act causes an unfortunate 1.6 million crashes annually. Texting while driving isn’t the only danger on the road though. Distracted driving doesn’t necessarily require a phone. It can be caused by eating, socializing, or any other task… read more

With the Olympics having finally come to a close, perhaps the most impressive statistic that’s gone overlooked is the fact that no workplace fatalities happened in Olympics-related projects in the lead-up to the games.  Occupation, Health and Safety Online want to take the time to recognize the efforts of those in the construction industry for… read more

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has shown that their state’s Polk County experienced 44 tractor trailer accidents so far this year, most of them along Interstate 26.  According to AAA Carolinas, this makes the area one of the top five most dangerous counties in the state.  A safety planning engineer says that large amounts… read more

Now that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released statistics showing a marked uptick in pedestrian deaths across the country, numerous states are trying to figure out how to correct the problem.  Whereas Nebraska had the most improvements, Delaware, Oklahoma, and other states saw huge increases in the rate of pedestrian deaths.  The cause of… read more

A report out of Ohio breaks down the recent uptick in motorcycle deaths in the state and offers tips on how to avoid fatal crashes.  With 410,000 registered riders, Ohio has the fifth highest number of motorcyclists in the country.  By the beginning of the month, the state experienced 90 deaths, 56 of which did… read more

Idaho is one state that has seen an increase in fatalities resulting from motorcycle crashes.  There have been 13 fatalities this year, up from six in the previous year.  American Bikers Aiming Toward Education (ABATE) of North Idaho believes that 40% of these deaths result from the inability of a driver to properly steer on… read more