Monthly Archives: February 2015
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News Safety Community- February 26, 2015 53
As lawmakers nationwide explore the benefits of legalized marijuana, there are common questions being raised: how will tax structures apply? How will it be regulated? Who can use it, and how can we make it safe?
One expansive area covered by broad safety conventions is the road––don’t drive inebriated. In this arena, marijuana, it would seem, fits under the larger umbrella of mind-altering substances categorically outlawed for drivers. But according to a new study, lawmakers may have to take a second look at the drug.
This month, researchers from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
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News News Releases Road Safety Resources & Links- February 25, 2015 106
A record nine car models recorded driver death rates of zero, in a periodic study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The group's focus on 2011 models driven through 2012 also found the overall death rate fell by more than a third from its previous study.
The new study found that when looking at 2011 models through the 2012 calendar year, driver deaths per million registered vehicle years fell to 28; just three years earlier, the driver death rate was 48.
Despite the gains, the institute found a wide gap between cars, as three models were found to have driver death rates higher than...
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News Road Safety Resources & Links Safety Guides FAQ / Ask The Expert Safety Community- February 17, 2015 95
Feb 16, 2015 | LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Red Cross) –The American Red Cross reminds Arkansans to continue safe practices during this round of winter weather.
'The Red Cross Tornado App has great information that's useful during winter weather,' stated American Red Cross Communications Director, Brigette Williams. 'The best time to familiarize yourself with what do is before you lose power or find yourself stuck on a highway.'
In addition to power outages tips on what to do before, during and after loss of electricity, the Tornado app provides users with links to Arkansas' major utility company's emergency...
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Road Safety Resources & Links Safety Guides Safety Community- February 12, 2015 36
Valentine's Day has long been seen as a day to show that special someone in your life how much you truly care for them. Many Valentine's Day gifts take the form of a delicious box of chocolates, or a trip to the movies, or an expensive dinner at the fanciest restaurant in town. While those are all well and good, do they really show a person how much you truly care about them? How much they mean to you? How heartbroken you would be if anything should ever happen to them. If you're looking for a Valentine's gift that can save your sweetie's life, the Mobileye Collision Avoidance System is the perfect...
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News News Releases Safety Community- February 09, 2015 39
New for 2015, MADD is expanding its mission to take on the deadly effects of drugged driving. While we know that we still have our work cut out for us when it comes to eliminating drunk driving, we knew it was time to take that experience and apply it to the issues surrounding drugged driving. MADD has provided victim services to those impacted by drugged driving for many years. Now we can provide those families with hope – much like we have to victims of drunk driving for the past 35 years.
New National President Colleen Sheehey-Church’s son Dustin drowned after the car he was riding in, driven...
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News Safety Community- February 06, 2015 69
January 27, 2015 - Originally posted by Michael
Nearly 300,000 people drive drunk every single day. That’s enough to fill the University of Phoenix Stadium more than four times over. That’s a stark reminder that the Big Game consistently ranks as one of the most dangerous times of year for drunk-driving deaths.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. A new report conducted in partnership with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) reveals that when empowered with more transportation options like Uber, people are making better choices that save lives.
Here are the key takeaways from the report:...
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News Safety Community- February 05, 2015 95
Brooklyn, NY - It was a 90 second joyride involving several traffic infractions, a pedestrian and a fender bender, with the entire incident captured on video by the stolen car’s dashcam.
21 year old Shaya Jungreis of Borough Park double parked his 2013 Infiniti Q50 yesterday afternoon in Bushwick, leaving the engine running and the doors unlocked. Jungreis, who works in the construction business, had gone to Somers Avenue in Bushwick to check on a work site.
“I was going out for just a second,” Jungreis told VIN News. “If I was going into the building I would for sure have locked up.”
Jungreis’...
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Safety Guides FAQ / Ask The Expert- February 03, 2015 48
This year, you might want to think about making some New Year’s Resolutions that concern your car. It’s there for you day in and day out, but how much love do you really show it? Here are six ways you can do more for your trusty technological steed.
Wear Your Safety Belt
Always wear your seatbelt. This is the law in many states anyway. But, if you happen to live in a state where this isn’t the law, do it anyway. Seatbelts are important safety devices that help slow you down in a car accident and prevent you from rocketing through the windshield.
You’re a safe driver? That’s great. Other people...
