Posts tagged department of transportation

• Motorcycle Helmets can prevent a Traumatic Brain Injury

  Mark Bello | January 05, 2012 9:50 AM | 3 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A man remains in a coma following a motorcycle accident on December 13. Apparently, traffic began to slow and the man could not stop before he rear-ended a vehicle in front of him. The...

• Inadequate Focus: Texting Bans Failing to Reduce Distracted Driving

  Mark Bello | September 30, 2010 7:55 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Few people will dispute that texting while driving is dangerous. Now a new study by the Highway Loss Data Institute, which is funded by insurers, states that the bans on texting while driving...

• Death by Pothole: A State's Responbility to Repair Its Roads

  Mark Bello | December 23, 2010 9:43 AM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A family of four was returning home from an out-of-state wedding, when a “freak” accident took the life of one. A pothole is the blame for the recent death of a wife, and mother of two...

• Traffic Fatalities Fell in 2009, But Michigan's Repeal of Motorcycle Helmet Law Doesn't Bode Well

  David Mittleman | March 28, 2010 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  You may have seen the recent report released by the Department of Transportation that indicates that highway fatalities fell in 2009 as compared to previous years. In fact, the 2009 numbers are the...

• Construction Season Underway – Drive Accordingly

  Nolan Erickson | May 06, 2011 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Orange, black, and white. The unmistakable colors of summertime road construction in Michigan. Despite gas prices around $4.30 per gallon (and likely climbing), spring and summer mean that many...

• Michigan's Bridges Putting Motorists At Risk?

  Nolan Erickson | March 29, 2011 4:48 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Most of us don't think much about it, but most commuters probably pass over or under at least one or two bridges every day on their way to and from work. According to a report released yesterday,...

• Hang Up Your Phone! Survive the Drive

  Mark Bello | September 22, 2010 3:23 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, announced that distracted driving-related crashes claimed 5,474 lives and led to 448,000 traffic injuries across the U.S. in 2009....

• D.O.T. Unveils Plan to Ease Pilot Fatigue

  Mark Bello | September 15, 2010 1:48 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Even though federal accident investigators have increasingly identified fatigue as a factor in airplane crashes, all attempts to redefine the rules for pilots has been repeatedly blocked until...

• Schools Are About to Open: Drivers Please Be Cautious!

  Mark Bello | August 18, 2010 4:50 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  More wheels are beginning to turn in students’ minds and on the roadways. As another school year is about to get underway, congestion will increase on the roadways and motorists will...

• Rush Hour Accident Leaves Two in Critical Condition

  Nolan Erickson | June 30, 2010 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This past Monday, while working at the office, I heard the tell-tale scream of ambulances and fire trucks as they sped by. This is fairly common, but this time the noise remained constant instead of...