Category - Safety Articles

National Seat Belt Enforcement Mobilization May 17 – June 6, 2021

. Seat belts have been proven to be one of the best ways to save your life in a crash. Yet many still do not buckle up. Worse still, not wearing a...

Proposal Seeks a 4-Year Delay to the Medical Examiner’s Certification Integration Final Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposes to again extend the compliance date for several provisions of its Medical...

CVSA Operation Safe Driver Week Set for July 11-17 with Focus on Speeding

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has scheduled Operation Safe Driver Week for July 11-17 with an emphasis on speeding. During Operation Safe...

NTSB Adopts List of Most Wanted Safety Improvements for 2021-22

The National Transportation Safety Board has updated its Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements for 2021-22. The list serves as the...

Back to School Safety

In the next two weeks we will see many students returning to school after the summer break.  For some of these students this...

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Back to School Safety!

Back to School Safety!

In the next two weeks we will see many students returning back to school after the summer break. Pedestrian-vehicle injuries are a leading cause of death for children ages 5 to 14. Kids are back...

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School Buses and Laws

School Buses and Laws

Even if you don't have kids in school, it's not hard to see the increase in school buses around this time. Laws vary by state, but usually you have to stop if a school bus is loading or unloading—no...

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ATRI Updates Its Crash Predictor Model

ATRI Updates Its Crash Predictor Model

The likelihood of a future crash can be quantified statistically using a truck driver's behaviors, according to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) Crash Predictor Model. ATRI...

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Safe Driving at Night

Safe Driving at Night

Although only 15% of vehicle miles are clocked between 7pm and 7am, according to a recent study, they account for almost a third of road injuries and deaths. There's no doubt that driving in the...

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Seeing at Night

Seeing at Night

Night vision is the ability to see well in low-light conditions. As we age, we have greater difficulty seeing at night. A 50-year-old driver may need twice as much light to see as well as a...

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