Latest Blogs

Engineering StackExchange.com, a question and answer site for professionals and students of engineering, has many comments from those in favor of roundabouts who say that, among other things, they are safer than traffic light intersections. This claim, they say, has been scientifically proven. On the other hand, they say traffic light intersections are more space-inefficient.  

Read Full Post

Although Kombucha is not sold in liquor stores, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau tested some samples, and they were above the .05 percent alcohol-by-volume threshold for nonalcoholic drinks. The Food and Drug Administration legally requires any drinks that have more than 0.5 percent alcohol content to be labeled alcoholic.  

Read Full Post

Associated Press (AP) reported on July 1, 2016 that preliminary government data released this month showed traffic fatalities surged last year. Even though there have been vehicle design improvements and advancements in traffic safety, the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Administration) says that preliminary estimates show fatalities rose 7.7 percent to about 35,200 in 2015. This makes 2015 the deadliest driving year since 2008.  

Read Full Post

According to a new study released in July 2016 by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (American Automobile Association), a significant number of U.S drivers reported engaging in angry and aggressive behaviors while driving over the past year.  

Read Full Post

Although hands-free technology supposedly aims to protect drivers behind the wheel, a study released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a nonprofit focused on vehicular safety, suggests the opposite may be true.  

Read Full Post

On July 6, 2016Pokémon Go was released in the United States and according to the web analytics firmSimilarWeb, after just two days it was installed on more than 5 percent of Android devices. The rate of daily active users is running close to social network Twitter. Drivers are being distracted by Pokémon Go while driving causing accidents.    

Read Full Post

According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, in 2015, there were more than 92,000 hit and run crashes in Florida. Of those 92,000 hit and run crashes, there were more than 19,000 injuries, with over 1,200 of those involving serious bodily injury.

Read Full Post

Driver distractions come in many forms. Some of them are four-legged. Even though pet travel safety restraint purchases are at an all-time high, according to PetInsurance.com, there are many that do not protect pets enough to make it safe for drivers and passengers.

Read Full Post

In May of this year the Department of Transportation expanded their recall of Takata airbag inflators to include an additional estimated 35-40 million inflators. This was on top of 28.8 million Takata inflators already under recall. News of the recall has likely sparked a number of questions in the minds of many consumers, as well as car owners who have been directly affected by the Takata recall.

Read Full Post

Every motorist’s worst nightmare is driving along the road and suddenly experiencing a blow-out, especially when traveling at high speeds. When blowouts happen, drivers lose control of their vehicles. Should this happen when there are multiple vehicles in the area, the single blow-out can result in a major multi-vehicle accident.  

Read Full Post