A motor vehicle accident can alter your life in many ways. From injuries to damage to your vehicle, you never know where things will end up. The best thing you can do is take immediate action if you ever find yourself in this position.The first thing you must do is...
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Year: 2018
Greater regulation urged to fight drug-impaired driving
As an increasing number of cities in Pennsylvania decriminalize cannabis, reflecting a national trend toward legalization, transportation safety officials are warning about the dangers of impaired driving. The National Transportation Safety Board called for the...
Video system aims to reduce truck accidents
Drivers in Pennsylvania may be particularly concerned about the catastrophic danger of big rig accidents. There are a number of issues that can lead to commercial truck crashes, including excessive driving and the resulting truck driver fatigue. In response to the...
Reducing future delirium in ICU patients
A medical patient only visits the ICU under severe circumstances. While this means that he or she is likely in a medical crisis of some sort, studies show that the ICU experience itself has long-term effects on the body and brain. Patients who undergo such treatment...
Traffic fatalities down overall
Between 2016 and 2017, crash fatalities were down for a number of different types of collisions. According to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) oversees, fewer pedestrians died in car...
Drivers overestimate car safety systems
Technology has made vehicles safer than ever before with advanced safety features such as automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring systems and adaptive cruise control. A new study done by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has found that most drivers in...
NHTSA urged to mandate crash-avoidance systems
Many of the passenger vehicles on sale in Pennsylvania and around the country are equipped with crash-avoidance systems that are designed to prevent rear-end collisions, but few semi-tractor trailers have this technology. Road safety advocates say that repeated calls...
Hydroplaning: what to do when it happens
During the rainy season in Pennsylvania, drivers will want to be more cautious. The first 10 minutes of rainfall are especially dangerous because that is when the water combines with the oily residue on the road to form a slippery surface. Even after the water washes...
Study shows benefits of realistic driver risk education program
The Texas Reality Education for Drivers, or RED, program is just one of the many risk education programs that are offered as a supplement for teens with poor driving skills. Residents of Pennsylvania who have teenage children may want to learn what it is about this...
Knowing why truck accidents happen can protect you
If you travel on the roadways in and around Pittsburgh, you know that there is no way to avoid commercial trucks. From I-79 to the parkway, there are motor vehicles everywhere, with some drivers not paying any attention to what's happening around them.Knowing the most...