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• Burley Recalls 2,700 Bicycle Trailers

  Bret Hanna | August 20, 2009 7:26 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that Burley Design LLC of Eugene, Oregon has voluntarily recalled approximately 2,700 of its trailers that attach to bicycles. The recall applies...

• Are Bicyclists Getting Too Much Sun?

  Bret Hanna | August 20, 2009 6:44 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Researchers at the University of Utah have undertaken a study to assess sun exposure for bicyclists. Dermatologist Christopher Hull, himself a rider, came up with the idea of putting dosimeters,...

• Texting and Drinking Implicated in Friday Accident and a Thought

  Bret Hanna | August 19, 2009 10:35 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs has been illegal as long as anyone can remember but during its last session, the Utah Legislature passed a law also making it illegal to text while...

• High Speed Crash on I-80 Seriously Injures Two

  Bret Hanna | August 19, 2009 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  At about 11:00 p.m. last night, a 19-year-old young man driving a BMW at a high rate speed on I-80 in Parleys Canyon lost control and rolled the car down an 80 foot embankment and through some trees...

• Look Both Ways and Live

  Bret Hanna | August 18, 2009 10:44 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  An 82-year-old Ogden man died Monday morning when he was hit by a car while he was crossing a street in a crosswalk. Jerry Leroy Peart was crossing Washington Boulevard when he was hit by a woman...

• Three Life and Death Reminders

  Bret Hanna | August 18, 2009 10:04 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Today's local news brings three tragic stories to light on topics I have blogged about here in the past, and each one serves as a critical safety reminder for everyone. Spot the Tot Two-year-old...

• Don't Die on a Motorcycle

  Bret Hanna | August 17, 2009 11:04 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  There have been three motorcycle accident fatalities in the last 10 days in southern Utah - one because a motorcyclist hit a deer, one because a drunk driver hit a motorcyclist, and one because a...

• Don't Drown - Be Water Safe and Wear Life Jackets

  Bret Hanna | August 17, 2009 9:58 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Drownings occur way too often in Utah. According to statistics reported today in the Salt Lake Tribune, drowning victims are most often teenage boys and toddlers. The Utah facts reported are: ...

• Allegedly Impaired Driver Hits Family in Crosswalk

  Mark Williams | August 13, 2009 5:29 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  A mother and three childern were hit by a 24-year-old driver while they were crossing the street in a recently designated crosswalk after dropping off her other children at Hayden Park Elementary...

• CDC Issues Swine Flu Rules for Schools

  Bret Hanna | August 09, 2009 8:44 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  A new school year is just around the corner for an estimated 55 million students and the Centers for Disease Control wants students, parents, teachers and school administrators to be ready for...