Over 10 million people age 12 or older are estimated to have driven under the influence of illicit drugs in the prior year, according to a 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. While…
Texting and driving is only dangerous if someone else is doing it. That appears to be the attitude of a lot of drivers. In recent survey by the National Highway and Safety Administration (NHTSA),…
Although the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does not keep statistics on non-crash, non-traffic fatalities, an organization started by a passionate mother of two children does….
Fall in North Carolina means many things: stunning autumn vistas on the Blue Ridge Parkway; seasonal allergies; frost on the pumpkin; not too much longer until basketball season; and more deer on…
His was a success story. As told in the newspaper, it was a modest story, a humble one, as would befit a man who relied so strongly on his faith. But when Kenneth Cecil Smith was just 55, the…
Tomorrow is National Hunting & Fishing Day. Have a marvelous time in the great outdoors. Just a short word for those who plan to be on the water, please remember that in North Carolina boaters…
The Town of Chapel Hill, home of the University of North Carolina Tarheels, is preparing to ban the use of cell phones while driving. This isn’t exactly a new issue for the town. The town…
Photo: Ian Hampton / flickr The death rate on our country’s roads has declined in recent years. And yet, according to a report from the research group TRIP, North Carolina has the 11th highest…
The driver’s license. It is a coveted symbol of freedom for most young adults – the rite of passage that allows teens to stop relying on their parents so much and get a taste of…
A family traveling through North Carolina on their way home from vacation Saturday was struck a heart-breaking blow when a crash took the lives of women from three generations. Those victims were a…
It started with a horrifying experience for a family, and progressed to the formation of a powerful voice for prevention of auto related childhood injuries and deaths. In 1995, Janette Fennell and…
Picture: NCDOT State and local law enforcement officers will be out in force over the Labor Day holiday as part of the “Booze It & Lose It” Labor Day campaign. Checkpoints and…
