Automobile Accidents

• Wisconsin considers texting while driving—Concerned about automobile accidents

  Claude Wyle | November 13, 2009 6:27 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Wisconsin State senators are set to begin debate Tuesday whether to ban texting while driving for people under age 18 because of the higher rate of automobile accidents in that group. Wisconsin...

• Helpful Hints In Selecting a Child Car Seat

  Ed Normand | November 13, 2009 5:03 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Baby Car Seats - Did you know... Often parents move their child from a baby car seat to a full-size safety seat too soon. Data from crash-testing reveals that a baby is better protected in a...

• Passenger Killed in Tulsa Car Wreck

  Jeremy Thurman | November 13, 2009 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Sad news came out of Tulsa this morning when a thirty (30) year-old Tulsa woman was killed in an automobile accident that occurred on I-244 in Tulsa according to newsok.com. According the story,...

• A Trillion Text Messages in the Next Two Years?

  Rick Shapiro | November 12, 2009 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  There were 800 billion text messages sent in 2008, according to the Strategic Mirror Report. This increased by four times compared to 2006. If we continue on this trajectory, we’ll hit one...

• EMSA Sirens Helping Reduce Automobile Accidents at Intersections

  Jeremy Thurman | November 12, 2009 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Have been in that quagmire where you are listening to your too loud or talking on your cell phone all the while being oblivious to an emergency vehicle approaching with its sirens on. I will...

• Toyota Acceleration Problem Widespread

  Brett Emison | November 12, 2009 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Toyota says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has thoroughly investigated the sudden acceleration problem. However, reports show that NHTSA has received reports of only 100...

• Watkins Man Injured In St Cloud Intersection Accident

  Mike Bryant | November 12, 2009 8:41 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Tuesday morning, a intersection collision at 33rd Avenue and First Street North sent a Watkins man to St Cloud Hospital. The man was ejected from his car after the impact. The intersection section...

• Virginia Beach, Portsmouth Ban Solicitations in Medians at Busy Intersections

  Rick Shapiro | November 12, 2009 8:24 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Portsmouth City Council last night followed the lead of their Virginia Beach counterparts in imposing a ban on fundraising and other solicitations by individuals standing in the medians of busy...

• Handheld Hazards of Cell Phone Use While Driving

  Emily Mapp Brannon | November 12, 2009 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Although laws about cell phone usage while driving have been implemented, fact remains that accidents caused by this is still prevalent among teens and even adults. An estimated million people each...

• Four Injured In Dayton Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | November 11, 2009 10:37 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  Four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Dayton on Wednesday at the intersection of Huffman Avenue and Fifth Street. Three women were inside the vehicle. One woman was ejected in the...