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When you get behind the wheel of your car, your safety and well-being should be your top priority. While this is no guarantee of preventing an accident, focusing 100 percent on driving -- and not engaging almost on "autopilot" in any of the plethora of distractions...
Every year, the National Transportation Safety Board, or NTSB, releases its Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements. This year, the list contains 10 different items with the majority relating to truckers and the transportation industry. If implemented,...
Between 2009 and 2017, 35,882 people were killed in accidents involving large trucks, according to Road Safe America. One of the group's founders said that deaths could be prevented in Virginia and throughout the country via the use of speed limiting and automatic...
A new study based on Virginia drivers indicates that people are not talking on cellphones while behind the wheel as much as in the past. However, motorists may be using phones for other reasons, like texting, more than before. Experts say this is not good news because...
There are times when a driver feels like they have to take to the Virginia roads even though they are tired. In such cases, they would do well to consider the following tips. Lack of sleep is behind all drowsiness. The CDC recommends at least seven hours of sleep a...
Staying safe around large trucks is essential. Virginia residents should know that in 2016, there were 3,986 large truck crash fatalities and that 66 percent of these were occupants of passenger vehicles. One expert from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance says...
As a driver, you should live by the mantra of "knowledge is power." The more you understand about truck accidents, including why they happen, the easier it is for you to prevent trouble on the roadway.There are two general types of car-truck accidents: Those that are...
Workers in Virginia and throughout the country could be hurt in workplace accidents. Slips, trips and falls are the most common reason why individuals get hurt on the job. In many cases, individuals slip on wet or oily floors or trip because they couldn't clearly see...
In 2016, OSHA gave 3,900 citations to employers for improper scaffolding practices. They ranked third among OSHA violations that year, and the situation has not changed all that much since then. Scaffolding accidents continue to be a common source of injury among...
Drunk driving crashes are to blame for approximately a third of all deaths relating to traffic injuries. In Virginia, as elsewhere, the motorists who are most susceptible to drunk driving crashes are drivers under 24, motorcyclists, those with prior DUI convictions...
