In a study presented by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last year, on a rural/urban comparison of traffic safety facts, California reported the highest number of fatalities (1163) in the year 2014, much higher than any other state in the U.S. The year 2013 saw more than 11,780 motorcycle injuries, and 480 deaths. […]
Early Sufferers of CTE Show Decline in Vocab, Verbal Skills
Sports is a high dollar industry. Sports stars earn millions of dollars just by practicing and playing a game; but there is also a lot of risk. Many athletes, especially football players, suffer from brain damage and life changing injuries. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), is a serious injury in sports that is hard to confirm […]
Car Racing Can Lead to Concussions, CTE
Minor head injuries, called concussions, are commonly caused by accidents that involve the head directly hitting a hard object, such as in a car crash and contact sports. However, many people are not aware that concussions may occur even when the head is not directly impacted by great force. It is for this reason that […]
What Is Retroreflectivity and Why Does It Matter?
A January 2016 Greyhound bus crash that ended up killing two people and injuring a dozen others on Highway 101 in the Bay Area, was allegedly due in part to inadequate road markings, according to a federal investigation of the accident. In particular, the absence of reflective warning markings was mentioned as one of the […]
Federal Load Securement Requirements Help Avoid Severe Trucking Crashes
When we talk of trucking crashes, we may not necessarily think of improperly loaded cargo as something that can be counted as a factor responsible for many truck-related crashes occurring annually. Jack-knifing, rollovers, falling or flying cargo, and spilling of hazardous materials (flammable liquids, toxic chemicals, etc.) are some of the most common types of […]
