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Bug-a-boos of the road: distracted and mindless driving
Posted by Ashley Schwab on
Bug-a-boos of the road: distracted and mindless driving Distracted driving is a big no-no. As much as you think you are in control, whether it’s a text or trying to find the dang French fry that fell between your seats, all it takes is two seconds of distraction to collide with another vehicle. From a car stopping short at a red light to someone cutting you off, distracted driving makes the roads unsafe. Each year the rate of accidents due to distractions go up. In fact, according to the Center for Disease Control in 2013 alone, 424,000 people were injured...
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Halloween driving safety: how to keep trick-or-treaters safe
Posted by Ashley Schwab on
All Hallows’ Eve is near, and we want to leave the spooking to the trick-or-treaters. On the evening of Monday, October 31, children will be all over the streets of your town or city trick-or-treating. As they do so, their risk of injury by driver is significantly higher than any other day of the year. According to reports from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Halloween is one of the three days with the highest pedestrian injuries and fatalities. The Center for Disease Control estimates that children are four times more likely to be struck by a motor vehicle on...