I did on one issue, but another issue offers encouragement for long-term progress. In my last post, I noted how encouraging it was that air quality issues are finally moving to the forefront of engaged debate in Utah. As the new year dawned, it also…
State troopers have a new trick up their sleeves to catch motorists who are texting while driving. The N.C. Highway Patrol has partnered with the N.C. Department of Transportation to use yellow DOT trucks for spotting texters on the road, according to a report by…
In 2013, 33,561 people lost their lives on the roads of the United States, following a trend of more than 33,000 deaths occurring each year on the nations’ roadways. This year, the multi-state “Drive to Save Lives” program is aiming to reduce that figure by…
Keeping Us Safe is pleased to announce a new partnership between its organization and the Ohio State Highway Patrol to help prevent older driver fatalities in the greater Miami County, Ohio area. The Piqua Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be sponsoring Keeping…
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Wal-Mart Transportation were sued in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by Tracy Morgan and others in connection with the deadly tractor trailer truck crash last summer on the New Jersey Turnpike that left one person…
This year, the Greensboro Police Department, along with UNCG Police and North Carolina A&T Police have been chosen to participate in the “Watch For Me NC” pedestrian and bicycle safety campaign. The campaign took applicants from areas statewide. Among those chosen were Wilmington/UNC-W, Jackson Coun
Do you wonder if the older driver in your family may be experiencing diminishing driving skills as a result of the natural aging process? Has your parent become lost recently while driving on an otherwise familiar route? Have you noticed mom bumping into curbs, mailboxes,…
(4th in a series) School bus safety is no accident. Parents have a responsibility to teach their children how to stay safe in getting to and from school. It’s a dangerous world out there, and statistics prove it. Since the 1998-99 school year, 13 students…
(3rd in a series) Like they say: It’s a jungle out there. Not one populated with lions and tigers and bears, like in “The Wizard of Oz.” For kids, in one situation in particular – getting to school safely on a bus – the danger…
(2nd in a series) The first school bus was introduced in 1827. It was a horse-drawn vehicle used at a Quaker school, the Newington Academy for Girls in London, England, and was designed to carry 25 children. It would seem that in 187 years drivers…
(1st in a series) It’s one of the saddest types of accidents I can think of: When a child is hurt or killed getting on or off of the school bus. I’d like to spend my next few blog posts on school bus safety. I’ve…
Most of us have seen that image of a frustrated male growling “women drivers” over some perceived mistake a woman has made behind the wheel. Conversely, many of us have seen the TV commercial in which a young woman scoffs over a boyfriend’s contention that…
