Kiernan graduated from University of San Diego and started out as an Intern with us. He worked his way up to a full time position on the High Rank SEO team doing organic SEO and local search optimization. Kiernan focuses his efforts on Google locals/maps optimization for our clients who need high visibility for local searches. As the newest member of the HRW team, he is committed to becoming a true SEO rockstar.
George and Kathy Weed were killed one year ago when a truck driver who police say was texting while driving slammed his tractor-trailer into the back of the upstate New York couple’s car on a Pennsylvania highway. “Dad was in his lane and coming to a stop ,” said their son, Brian Weed. “The truck […]
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I recently came across this Timeline on the History and Evolution of Automobile safety and thought I would share it on the site. It is not directly related to Distracted Driving but there is no doubt that some of the newer safety features being added onto cars these days are meant to help decrease distracted […]
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National Distracted Driving Awareness Month (April) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released recent data that supports the claim that distracted driving continues to become more and more of a deadly epidemic in the United States and across the Globe. Here are some recent statistics on distracted driving. In 2012, [...]
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The federal Department of Transportation reported that distracted driving related accidents killed 3,328 United States citizens in 2012 alone. In the same year, distracted driving accidents caused 21% of all the fatal auto accidents involving teens ages 15 to 19 years old. Distracted driving occurs when the operator of an automobile [...]
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Recently a survey conducted by State Farm reported that an average of 25% of drivers browse the web while behind the wheel of their automobile. This percentage has almost doubled since 2009. After this survey was conducted the question of (What to do about distracted drivers?) was asked the public on Twitter and Facebook. Below [...]
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It seems like it’s hard to find a new way to tell drivers to be more careful, but this ad from New Zealand manages to do just that. The public-service announcement, from NZ Transport Agency, dissects an accident by freezing the moment before impact. A man who pulled out of an intersection too fast pleads […]
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So you’ve headed all the warnings about distracted driving. You’ve put away your cell phone, ignored the radio dial, ate before you got in the car, and asked all your passengers to simmer down. You are ready to be the safest driver you can be…right? Well, the answer may hinge on one seemingly silly question. […]
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Pedestrians and cyclists in the United States are suffering deaths by the hands of distracted drivers at an increasing number. A new study released by the Public Health Reports claims that pedestrian deaths caused by distracted driving have increased by over 50% in a five year period. The amount of cyclists killed by distracted driving [...]
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So I know this is not related to distracted driving, at least directly related, but I think any resource that advocates safety on our roads is good enough for me. As drivers on the roads I think that sometimes we can forget about the cyclist that could be riding right next to us. Our roads […]
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Around three years ago legislature in the state of Washington made text messaging and the use of handheld devices while driving illegal. However, a research study by Beth Ebel published in the Seattle Times showed that nearly one in every twelve people in the state continues to use their phones while driving. The woman behind […]
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