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Safety Guides- September 18, 2014 36
The Walk This Way program offers the following tips for back-to-school safety:
- Teach your child to look and listen every time they cross the street.
- Teach by doing. Be a good role model by walking with your children to school and demonstrating safe pedestrian practices – crossing only at intersections, stop signs and crosswalks.
- Always cross with younger children. Children under the age of nine lack the developmental skills to cross the street on their own and should be accompanied either by an adult or by responsible older children.
- Reduce your driving speed. The higher the speed, the...
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Safety Guides- September 16, 2014 44
Road safety begins with the only part of the car that touches the road. New research on driver's education and training shows a gap in teen drivers' knowledge - one that, if closed, could help prevent some of the nearly 300,000 car crashes involving inexperienced drivers every year. Read the full article here.
Source: Brand Point Content, 'Driving Safety for Teens: Road Safety Begins with the Only Part of the Car that Touches the Road', September, 4, 2014
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Safety Through Infographics Safety Guides- September 14, 2014 313
This infographic provides key pointers to ensure your child's car seat is positioned correctly. Ensure your child's care seat is in top safety mode by following this checklist.
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Safety Guides- September 03, 2014 57
Backup cameras
By letting a driver see what is behind his vehicle, this feature can avoid particularly tragic accidents where parents or neighbors back over small children.These "backover" accidents cause an average of 292 deaths and 18,000 injuries a year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. About 44 per cent of those killed are children under five. This is especially an issue for large vehicles like SUVs, pickups and minivans.Click here to learn more about car features that will boost your vehicle's safety standards.
Source: CBS News, Money Watch, 'Car Safety Features...
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Safety Guides- August 28, 2014 69
Driving at night is significantly more dangerous than driving during daylight hours; in fact, the National Safety Council has noted that traffic death rates are up to three times higher at night than during the day. Some of the many reasons for this include
- Darkness that affects depth perception, color recognition and peripheral vision
- Vision problems
- Fatigue
- An increased number of drunken drivers on the road
It is also worth noting that elderly drivers (over the age of 50) have a harder time seeing at night than younger drivers. Existing eye conditions, combined with darkness, make it exponentially...
