Summer brings idyllic temperatures and sunny evenings, and many living or vacationing in Ohio will take advantage of the weather and spend time on residential boats this summer. Boating is incredibly popular in Ohio, and the state ranks in the top 10 for registered residential…
Members of the Truck Safety Coalition (TSC) did not waste any time voicing their concerns over the latest findings reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on large truck fatalities. On March 2, the NHTSA released statistics concerning vehicle crashes, and the agency…
So… What Exactly is a Crash Dummy? A crash test dummy is an anthropomorphic testing device (ATD). This is a fancy way to say that a crash dummy is a mannequin that closely imitates the size, shape, mass, stiffness and energy absorption of an actual…
If you’ve ever climbed onto the back of a motorcycle, you know the thrill and excitement of riding one. With the wind rushing by, you might quickly forget that a motorcycle rider has a higher risk of crashing, often through no fault of their own.…
As freeing as driving a motorcycle can be, statistics don’t lie. Of the more than 36,000 motor vehicle fatalities in 2019, 5,014 were motorcyclists. That same year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated that motorcyclists were almost 29 times more likely to be…
On July 16, an off-duty police officer was killed in Jersey City while making a left turn on Woodward Street and Communipaw Avenue when his motorcycle collided with a Ford Escape. On July 22, a 74-year-old Hamburg, New Jersey man was killed on Route 94…
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) attributes 25 percent of all traumatic brain injury-related hospitalizations in the United States each year to motor vehicle crashes. Any vehicle crash resulting in a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is frightening. A vehicle crash involving a large truck, where…
Yet another fatal plane crash involving a sightseeing plane has occurred in Alaska. On August 5, 2021, six people, including 5 tourists on a sightseeing adventure, were killed after a float plane crashed Thursday near Ketchikan, Alaska. According to reports from the Alaska Department of…
On July 6, American Airlines flight 1774 departed from Dallas-Fort Worth, heading for Charlotte, North Carolina. It appeared to be a normal flight. But when a passenger attempted to open
On May 28, 2017, three young men were killed while driving more than 100 miles per hour down a road in Lyons, Wisconsin. In the moments leading up to the
In 1995, a Conrail freight train crashed into a car, killing three Ohio teenagers, including Ryan Moore. The tragedy occurred at an unmarked railroad crossing in rural Starke County. Ryan’s parents, Dennis and Vicky Moore, believed the crash would not have happened if the railroad…
Auto technology has come a long way in the last few decades, including the advancement of standard cruise control to adaptive cruise control (ACC). ACC is a system that automatically adjusts a car’s speed to keep a safe following distance and remain within the set…
