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Teacher warns young drivers about texting

Drunken driving deaths are down, way down: Like 28 percent down since 2005. But distracted driving deaths are up. Like 650 percent up over the same period.

Of course, some of that can be explained because virtually no one had a smartphone 10 years ago. But the numbers are still startling.

Animal Accidents: Keep lilies away from your cats this Easter

Despite having some measure of self-respect, many of us here at Accident Data Center voluntarily place ourselves into the ownership of cats. If you, like us, are currently the property of a feline, please be aware that Easter lilies are extremely toxic to cats.

Teenage Driver Safety Campaign: Speak Up to Slow Down

As a teen, probably the worst possible situation to be in is one in which you have to tell your friend to stop doing something. Distraction from friends has been all over the news lately as a huge factor in teen crashes, but as this video demonstrates, passengers are also in a position to encourage their friends to drive safely, daunting as the prospect may be.

Mom attempts to film kids while driving, crashes car

If you're looking for something to give you a heart attack to jump start your day, here it is: in this viral YouTube video, a mother is apparently recording her kids singing and dancing in the back seat while she is driving, when, unsurprisingly, they crash. The video claims that no one was hurt, and this appears to be confirmed by the fact that you can hear the mother (and, in true toddler-parrot fashion, daughter), exclaiming "Oh, sh*t!"

Amanda Carlton, 38, dead in crash on I-64 in Henrico County, VA

Area:

Richmond-Petersburg, VA

Carlton was driving on I-64 near Airport Drive at about 5:52am when she for some reason slammed into the guardrail before getting struck by a pickup truck. The driver of the pickup truck, identified as Joseph Huggins, 65, was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, but Carlton was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

Get out of here, fun-haters! Why the Fast and Furious movies aren't safety concerns

I have a lot of friends who roll their eyes at the thought of going to see America’s current top movie at the box office, Furious 7. Not coincidentally, I have a lot of friends who are BORING! For some reason, these holier-than-thou types are denying the appeal of these fantastic popcorn flicks. People like to act like their tastes are too refined to enjoy the sight of Tyrese and Paul Walker jumping a car onto a yacht.

Hot Air Balloon Festival Season Has Arrived!

How safe is hot air ballooning?

..."the deadliest accident in recent memory happened in 1989, when 13 people were killed as two hot air balloons collided in Australia. Weber said while every activity had its risks, ballooning was "one of the safest means of flying in existence." "You are floating in the air like a feather. You put some heat into the envelope to get you up and then you float with the atmosphere, there is no speed involved…

Amateur storm chasing: Put down your cell phone and run away from the tornado

A massive tornado struck northern Illinois last night, and so far at least two people are confirmed dead with many missing. Growing up in Wisconsin, which is on the northern end of Tornado Alley, I've been through my fair share of tornado warnings, although I've never experienced anything approaching this level of devastation.

Worker on Alaska Airlines Flight ‘Knowingly Violated’ Policy With Nap

A contract worker who fell asleep Monday in the cargo hold of a departing Alaska Airlines jetliner “knowingly violated” the policies and procedures of his employer, Menzies Aviation, the company said Tuesday. Menzies, a global provider of airline handling, said the worker “hid in the hold of an aircraft to take a nap,” forcing the plane the turn around and make an emergency landing. The matter remains under internal investigation, the company added.

'10 and 2' steering wheel position is dangerously outdated

When I took Drivers Ed in the late 90s, the "10 and 2" position was hammered into my brain by instructors as the only way to safely grip a steering wheel. According to this video by AAA, though, not only is that position wrong, it's dangerous.