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A string of deadly school bus stop accidents has parents, school bus drivers, law enforcement, and safety officials saying enough. During one week in November 2018, tragedy struck: The common thread in most of these accidents is that they were PREVENTABLE. Motorists are simply paying too much attention to their cell phone or their digital…

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning And Vehicle Rollaways If you purchased a new vehicle in the past few years, you probably noticed a lot of new technology options in the cars and trucks. Much of this technology is to improve safety and to provide comfort and convenience features for consumers. Some technology can put consumers at risk…

Florida’s highways are often congested and filled with distracted drivers. Now the State will be adding the first of its kind interchanges that will definitely get driver’s attention. Why you ask – because drivers will be required to go on to “the wrong side of the road.” These new intersections are called Diverging Diamond Interchanges…

Babies and young children put things in their mouths for many reasons – hunger, boredom, curiosity, entertainment, etc. It starts with fingers and toes, and gradually up to any object they can find and pick up. Kids do this naturally as they learn to explore, taste, see, touch, hold, hear, smell and everything in between.…

According to the World Health Organization, the United States leads the world in ladder deaths. Each year, there are more than 164,000 emergency room-treated injuries and 300 deaths in the U.S. that are caused by falls from ladders. Most ladder deaths occur from falls that are 10 feet or less. The common causes of ladder…

Texting and walking is no longer funny. It has gone way beyond a quick laugh from watching YouTube. People and pedestrians are getting seriously hurt – cuts, bruises, broken bones, concussions, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and even death. Texting and walking is becoming more common and more dangerous. This also includes other walking distractions…

Now that school is back in session, it is important to teach children good safety behavior while walking to and from school. Kids often do not think about the consequences of their actions and one bad decision can have horrible consequences. A 2015 Pew Research report found that 73% of 13-to 17-year-olds have their own…

When you call 911 or an ambulance in an emergency, you probably think you will be quickly cared for and taken to the closest hospital. What if we told you, that is not always the case? What if we told you, you could be turned away? There is a little-known practice called ambulance diversion or…

Well its official, the most dangerous state to bicycle in America is Florida. Florida has the highest per-capital bicyclist death rate in the country. Not only did we make top place, we also have four metro areas that are listed in the top four spots of among the 50th largest metro areas. These metro areas…

Roundabouts were established to help keep traffic flowing and improve safety. They are a type of small, one-way circular intersection and drivers travel at slower speeds. They are not rotaries or traffic circles. In a roundabout, there are no lane changes that occur, just vehicles making “crossing movements” in and out of the roundabout. According…