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How to handle a blown tire
It sounds like a gunshot has gone off in your car, and feels like something else has grabbed hold of the wheel. What's happened? A tire has blown. Even though they may seem counter intuitive, the next steps to take will be critical for avoiding a serious accident. Click to learn what you should do in the seconds after a tire blow out, and how to prevent them in the first place.
Holiday Road-Trip Survival Tips
Are you and your family planning to drive to a holiday get-together this year? Whether you’re heading to Grandma’s cottage or a favorite vacation spot to celebrate holidays with family or friends, AAA(link is external) has simple tips to help make your drive a smooth one, so you can arrive at your destination safely and without incident. Click the link to read more.
Tips for motorists on sharing the road with bicyclists
As bicycling gains in popularity, also on the rise is the likelihood of a crash with a car, truck, or other vehicle – and, so often, these crashes result in serious injury or death to the cyclist involved. According to the NHTSA, while overall passenger vehicle deaths decreased in 2012, bicyclist fatalities increased. Bicyclists injured in accidents with a vehicle also rose during this time. In sharing the road with bicyclists, motorists can do a few simple things to make everyone's journey safer.
As mass transit systems grow across Kentucky, bus accidents occur regularly in Louisville. When a bus crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of bus accidents in Louisville
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, over the past 10 years:
Motorcycle accidents are a common occurrence in Louisville and across Jefferson County. Louisville is popular with motorcyclists, and with so many bikes on the roads, the number of collisions is high, and motorcycle accidents are a major safety and economic issue for riders in the Louisville region.
Get information here on Louisville motorcycle crashes and laws.
At one point or another, everyone is a pedestrian. As the expense of driving and insuring a vehicle rise, more and more people choose to walk to their destinations. As the number of pedestrians increases, so do the number of pedestrian accidents. To see where the Myrtle Beach -Florence region ranks in terms of pedestrian collisions nationally, please go to this National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report.
While rare compared to other types of motor-vehicle crashes, aircraft accidents do happen regularly, usually with devastating results. Despite significant safety improvements over the past decades, many people each year experience the pain of losing someone in an airplane crash.
Motor vehicle accidents are a common occurrence in Fort Myers and across Lee County. Many crashes are completely avoidable, caused by drunk drivers or distracted drivers. Whatever the cause, car accidents are a major safety and economic issue for the Fort Myers community.
Bicycling is becoming more popular in the Fort Myers region. BikeWalkLee offers interactive bike maps for the Lee County area and resources such as Wheel Fun Rentals offer bike rental for the many visitors to the region.
Helping teens become better drivers
It's no surprise that younger drivers are involved with accidents more often than older drivers. Experience and maturity change so many of our decisions; what might have made sense at 16 seems unconscionable at 36 (and, in many ways, vice versa). If you have young drivers in your household, here are some tips on keeping them safe.