Distracted driving continues taking a toll on America’s roads. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, some 391,000 people were injured as the direct result of distracted driving in...
100 Days of Dangerous Driving
Many people view Memorial Day as the beginning of summer, and Labor Day typically signals its end. We celebrate the days in-between for their sunshine and warm weather, but safety experts pay...
Why Your Vehicle Needs a ‘Sterile Cockpit’ Rule
In 1981, the Federal Aviation Administration imposed a new rule designed to increase safety for both flight crew members and passengers. The new mandate, called the sterile cockpit rule, required...
Six Ways to Safely Manage Technology on the Road
Carmakers continue to introduce new ways to make driving easier. Safety-minded technology like backup cameras, lane departure warnings and obstacle detection systems help give drivers advantages...
Teaching Your Family Driving Safety Using the Smith System
This year, some 40,000 people will die in car crashes, and another 40,000 will never recover from the injuries they receive in vehicle collisions. Smith System, which originated the...
Driver Training Helps Keep Communities Safe
At any given time, community roadways are filled with all kinds of vehicles — from commercial trucks to passenger cars, school buses, police cruisers, firetrucks and more. In addition to the...
How to Reduce Employer Liability for On-the-Job Crashes
It’s an employer’s responsibility to protect their employees, as well as the company’s bottom line. And when crashes happen on the job, it’s often the employer who is ultimately responsible.
The Cost of On-the-Job Traffic Crashes
On-the-job traffic crashes cost employers and commercial carriers billions of dollars each year.
Three Types of Distracted Driving
Every five seconds, a vehicle crashes on a U.S. roadway, and every 12 minutes, someone dies as a result. Many of these crashes occur during the workday and on company time. It is an expensive...
Six Tips for Driving Alert
Unsafe habits and distracted driving are responsible for thousands of crashes, property damage, injuries and deaths each year. Many of these could easily be avoided by more alert driving...