Posts tagged accidents

• Latest Pedestrian v. Auto Accident Statistics

  Ed Normand | January 30, 2009 2:25 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued the latest statistics on accidents involving pedestrians and motor vehicles in the United States. The report details the number...

• Trucking Regulations Will Keep Drivers On The Road Longer

  Eddie Farah | January 10, 2009 3:17 PM | 9 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  It was an eleventh hour rule by the Bush administration that does not keep us safer on the highways. The administration in its waning days has decided to finalize rules on just how long truckers can...

• 72 Car Safety Awards Highlight U.S. Automakers

  Eddie Farah | November 28, 2008 11:17 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If you happen to be car shopping, you’ll want to visit the Top Safety Picks from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The list for 2009 has more domestic cars that ever before....

• Support National Salvage Vehicles Database

  Eddie Farah | November 11, 2008 4:50 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Every try to buy a used car? About as much fun as going to the dentist. Not to disparage dentists, or the used car industry, but it can be very tricky. The used car stuff that...

• Antilock Brakes On Motorcycles Might Save Lives In Florida

  Eddie Farah | October 23, 2008 2:32 PM | 2 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds that antilock brakes on motorcycles could save lives. Antilock brakes are installed in cars and trucks. Typically they are found on touring bikes...

• New School Bus Rules Protect Manufacturers

  Eddie Farah | October 18, 2008 2:34 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  NHTSA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, issued new rules this week that will improve the nation’s 474,000 school buses. Seat and shoulder belts will be required on small...

• Seat Belts in Golf Carts?

  Charlie Vanture | October 16, 2008 6:02 PM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I stumbled across an article today about a retirement community in Sun City AZ offereing free seat belts for golf carts. The Retirement Community Association of Sun City will distribute 200 golf car...

• Teen Auto Safety Message By Teens For Teens

  Eddie Farah | October 08, 2008 11:47 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  With more than 36,000 teen drivers involved in car crashes in Florida last year – and a teen killed every 6.5 minutes nationwide, the state’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor...

• Are Elderly Drivers Dangerous?

  Ed Normand | September 27, 2008 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Many assume that older drivers are unsafe behind the wheel, cause more auto accidents and should be tested more frequently. Actually the truth is just the opposite. According to a study by the Rand...

• Lobbying for a Lower Drinking Age

  Ed Normand | September 26, 2008 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The lowest legal age to drink alcohol in all 50 states is 21. This was not always the law. In fact in the early 80's most 18 year olds could drink in most states. Laws were passed to lower the...