While pedestrian injuries are in decline across the board, a recent study shows an alarming hike in accidents involving pedestrians between the ages of 16 and 19. The study comes from the Washington based non-profit organization Safe Kids Worldwide. The findings show a 25% increase between 2006-2010 when compared to 2001-2005. The study [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
A fatal collision caused by distracted driving killed a 40-year-old woman near Sherwood Park early Monday morning. The accident occurred at the intersection of Baseline Road and Highway 216. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police stated that the woman had exited from the highway and was in the process of turning onto Baseline Road westbound [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
U.S. Department of Transportation has paid police to spy on drivers suspected of texting… The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it is providing a grant of $550,000 that will allow police departments in Connecticut and Massachusetts to test a variety of new anti-texting enforcement programs for a [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
Distracted driving laws in California have effectively created more aware drivers and safer roads over the past two years. Now, State Senator and father of California’s distracted driving laws, Joe Simitian is pushing for harsher punishments. Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the second plan in two years that would increase distracted [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
So sometimes statistics and typical bar graphs can be easy to forget or even boring, so we decided to put together an infographic on the dangers of distracted driving. Click the image if you would
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