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Be careful when transporting fragile goods: wear a bicycle helmet
Otherwise known as a "brain bucket", helmets are more than just a method to wreck your hair-do. Much science and research has gone into their design, as well as some cutting-edge materials. To learn more about how they protect your head in case of an accident, read on.
It’s getting harder to die in an accident while it’s getting easier to be in one
All things considered, most Americans will be in a total of 3-4 accidents in their lifetimes, according to this article linked toForbes Magazine. Cars are getting safer, but more and more people are on the roads, and are increasingly driving distracted. Click to learn your odds of dying in a motor vehicle collision.
How Much Does a DUI Really Cost?
While a DUI can feel like someone's worst nightmare, the alternative is so much more severe, as often drunk drivers speed, tailgate, or cross the center line - behaviors that can bring on deadly injuries to all involved. But do you want to know how hard a DUI will hit your wallet? Click to learn how much you'll pay after getting a DUI.
Even as laws get tougher, distracted driving is on the rise
More and more data show just how dangerous it is to drive while distracted by cell phones. However, it seems like the knowledge isn't keeping drivers from picking up their phones while behind the wheel. Increasingly, states are passing laws against distracted driving, but more and more drivers are ignoring them.
Lots of Rain? Don't Hydroplane. Here's How You Can Drive Safely on Wet Roads
Wet roadways present some driving hazards that can catch drivers off guard, especially hydroplaning. Hydroplaning means a loss of traction and sliding on a film of water. Wet road surfaces can cause tires to hydroplane. This could result in the loss of control and steering ability, as your tires may lose contact with the pavement. It's a scary feeling to suddenly feel your car hydroplaning, but here are some things you can do to recover quickly if you hydroplane.
How to handle a tailgater
Chances are, if you have driven on any road beyond your driveway, you’ve looked up in your rearview to see the front grill of the car behind you filling the mirror entirely. It’s irritating, nerve-racking, and unsafe. Sometimes drivers do it without knowing, especially if they are distracted, other times it’s obvious they are trying to get on your nerves. You aren’t responsible for another driver’s careless driving, but there are a few things you can try to get away from a tailgater.
The impossible texting and driving test
I'd like to share this video that tells a compelling story about how it's impossible to text and drive at the same time.
"Plenty of people will crash, I'm telling you," says one student as he begins the test. He's right. Current statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's site on distracted drivingshow that each day in the United States, more than 9 people are killed and more than 1,153 people are injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver. Every day.
Click here to see the video showing how impossible it is to safely text and drive at the same time.
Wildfires are currently raging all over the western United States. From where I sit in Idaho, evacuations are happening all around, including to the west, where three firefighters just died battling wildfires in Twisp, Washington.