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Sep

Driving in the rain can be deadly

When it rains in Ohio, many motorists continue to drive at or above the speed limit, but it is important not to. Even a little rain can greatly increase the risk of a fatal accident involvement. According to a researcher at the North Carolina Institute of Climate Studies, a light...

Sep

Volvo to install cameras, sensors to detect drunk driving

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that in 2017, 10,874 people died in the U. S. due to drunk driving crashes. Every day, about 30 people in the U. S. are dying in such crashes. Ohio residents who own a Volvo car should know that the automaker has announced pla...

Sep

Faulty vehicle components can increase your risk in a car

If you had to imagine the common causes of motor vehicle accidents, you would likely list issues like impaired driving, distracted driving and even drowsy driving. Although you wouldn’t be wrong by including those items on the list, you would be overlooking an important factor th...

Sep

Driving while drowsy is more dangerous than many realize

A lack of sleep often leads to fatigue, a grumpy attitude and difficulty concentrating. The negative impacts that sleep deprivation has on a person are well documented. Still, some Ohio residents feel that it’s okay to drive while they are drowsy. The research says otherwise. Tha...

Sep

Study links distracted driving death rates with cellphone laws

A new study suggests that distracted driving is factoring into more and more car accident fatalities. From 2015 to 2017, more than 1,400 people in the U. S. died in car crashes where one of the drivers was distracted by a cellphone. However, fatality rates differ by state. Ohio, w...

Sep

NSC releases grim 2018 accident report

Motor vehicle accidents around the country in 2018 claimed more than 40,000 lives and left a further 4. 5 million road users seriously injured according to preliminary figures released by the National Safety Council on Feb. 13. The nonprofit advocacy group based its findings on da...

Sep

Preventing drowsy driving crashes in Ohio

Driving drowsy is unsafe, yet nearly one-third of respondents in a recent AAA survey admitted to doing so within the previous month. Their drowsiness, they said, was so bad that they could barely keep their eyes open. The National Sleep Foundation has compared the effects of slee...

Sep

AAA: GPS and texting raise risk for auto accidents

The results of a new AAA study on the hazards of vehicle infotainment systems should not be surprising to some drivers in Ohio. However, the fact remains that there are many who see nothing wrong with utilizing technology behind the wheel. One out of three Americans uses an infot...

Sep

What is most commonly involved in drunk driving deaths

Of all the deaths that result from traffic injuries, a third arises from drunk driving crashes. Having a blood alcohol concentration of 0. 08 percent or above in Ohio can lead to fines, license suspension and other penalties. At 0. 08 percent, drivers will experience impaired react...

Sep

External airbags may be coming in the future

Drivers in Columbus, Ohio, are familiar with the benefits of airbags in a vehicle. Modern cars and trucks are equipped with internal airbags for the driver and passengers as well as side airbags to lessen the chance of injury in a side-impact collision. Now, an airbag manufacture...

Sep

Accident risks are three times higher at night

Since Daylight Saving Time ended in Ohio at 2:00 a. m. on Nov. 4, many of the state’s residents will be driving home from work in the dark. This is a reason to be concerned because a study carried out by the National Safety Council reveals that the chances of crashing are approxim...

Sep

It’s time to break down the distracted driving epidemic

Distracted driving really is an epidemic in the United States. Even as drunk driving slowly declines after decades of education and pushback, more and more people are getting in accidents because they simply are not paying attention to the road. You likely see examples of distrac...

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