Archive for August 2020
Labor Day Safety
Labor Day weekend is coming up. It is a fun weekend to celebrate and commemorate summer traditions such as grilling out or hanging out by the pool. Due to this many more people than usual will be out drinking as well. Labor Day weekend has an increase in traffic deaths of 300-400% from normal days. …
Read MoreAirbags Save Lives
In our last blog we talked about seat belt safety and how important they really are. Airbags are another huge car feature that saves many many lives. It is important to note that they are meant to be used alongside a seatbelt, not on their own. According to NHTSA, “from 1987 to 2017, frontal air…
Read MoreSeat Belts Save Lives
The national use rate of a seat belt was at 90.7% in 2019 according to NHTSA – why is this so important? Because “Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among those aged 1-54 in the U.S” and seatbelts are the number one way to prevent death in an accident. According to the National…
Read MoreAvoiding Aggressive Driving
According to the National Safety Council aggressive driving is a factor in 50% of crashes. In our last blog we covered speeding as a form of aggressive driving and reasons why these have increased. We want to share now how to identify and avoid aggressive while driving on the road. Identifying Aggressive Driving Aggressive driving…
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