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Dallas Charter Bus Accident
Dallas Charter Bus Accident:Â Senior Citizen Charter Bus Rolls Over in Irvine; Leaves 2 Dead, 40 Injured At about 9 this morning, two people were killed and more than three dozen injured, when a private charter bus overturned in Dallas. The bus, which was carrying 45 passengers, all senior citizens ranging in age from…
Public Awareness Campaigns Educates but Does Not Stop Distracted Driving
Campaigns to end distracted driving, texting and driving, distracted driving accidents, and all matters of unsafe driving due to distractions have been a mainstay for many years. On television, print, and radio, state agencies, federal agencies, nonprofits and individuals have put money into a variety of public awareness campaigns to stop distracted driving. Many…
Houston Texting and Driving Ban
Texas’s Largest City Prepares to Tackle What the State Has Not In 2011, the Texas Legislature passed a bill to ban texting and driving. For some reason, Rick Perry vetoed that bill leaving Texas as one of the few states that does not have a ban on a known accident causing hazard. In the…
Car Seat Safety Information
When a family learns that a baby is on the way, it is one of the happiest days of their lives. As many parents can confirm, it is also a scary day. Parents heads swirl with questions. Will I be a good parent? Will my baby be healthy? These questions also typically include questions…
Eagle Ford Inhalation Dangers
Eagle Ford Inhalation Dangers: Workers Not the Only People Worried about Air Safety For workers on well sites, platforms, transportation facilities, and other locations supporting oil and gas production, the need to take precautions to avoid inhaling dangerous and deadly fumes is well known. Many workers are required to wear air monitors that alert…
Top 10 Job Safety Ideas
Top 10 Job Safety Ideas With a large number of America’s workforce working in dangerous industries such as oil and gas, manufacturing, shipping, trucking, and other hazardous jobs, employers should see worker safety as their first priority. Recent statistics have highlighted Texas’ poor record with regard to worker safety. Texas ranks at or near…
IIHS and Underride Protection
Modern tractor-trailers are supposed to be well designed to prevent passenger vehicles from sliding underneath them, which is called underride. Preventing underride greatly increases the chance of survival of car drivers and passengers when a car crashes into the back of a large truck. But a recent series of tests conducted by the Insurance…
Nissan Airbag Recall
According to a document filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Nissan USA has found a problem with the air bag system on several of its 2013 models, and has issued what it refers to as a “voluntary” recall in both the United States and Canada. The vehicles being recalled include the 2013…
Traffic Dangers Follow West Texas Oil Boom
Traffic Dangers Follow West Texas Oil Boom There is always a risk when navigating Texas highways under the best of conditions. But when traffic is heavy, it’s sometimes difficult to avoid an auto accident, especially when your car has to share the road with a large number of 18-wheeler trucks, with drivers who may…
NHTSA Educating on Child Vehicle Safety
Every parent wants to keep their child safe, but nearly every one of them has a story to tell about their struggles trying to get their child’s car safety seat properly installed in the back seat using their vehicle’s specially designed safety devices. Considering the importance of these safety devices, parents must be properly…