A comprehensive study released by an equity investor information website identified the most dangerous vehicles on the road and those most likely to be involved in a car accident. The research company, 24/7, provides analysis to global investors. The study was conducted to identify problematic American vehicles. The following vehicles are rated the worst…
A new risk-taking activity known as “car surfing” is growing in popularity among teens, many of whom do not fully understand the serious safety risks — and criminal charges — that can follow. Across the United States, teenagers are currently hospitalized with serious injuries resulting from car surfing, which has one person ride on…
Add bad driving habits to the list of ill effects suffered by some military personnel upon their return from tours of duty in combat areas. A new study has revealed that soldiers from Ohio and all other states across the nation face a heightened risk of being involved in a car accident after returning…
Car-on-car collisions comprise a large percentage of car accidents occurring on American roadways. Newly developed wireless technology may drastically reduce the occurrence rate of these fatalities, though, saving lives and costs resulting from these collisions. The technology allows nearby cars to transmit to and from one another, creating a network of communication that allows…
A recent study of more than 98 different vehicle models from 2010 and 2011 has found that the vast majority are not designed in a manner that optimally accommodates child safety seats, underscoring the risks many young children may face in the event t of a car crash. According to the research, most models…
A number of comments from Ohio legislators, traffic safety lobbyists, law enforcement officials and municipal administrators indicate that many people in the state see a close nexus between texting while driving and car accidents and want to do something about it. The question that predominates discussion of the issue, though, also precludes arrival at…
As mainstream society is becoming less tolerant of drinking and driving, professional baseball executives, along with officials from several other pro sports leagues, have taken notice. League administrators have certainly noted the many high-profile car accidents — sometimes fatal — of pro players over the past several years that have involved alcohol, and the…
A number of Ohio motorists and other people across the country who like upscale cars and don’t mind paying more to own them drive BMW models. Many of them will soon be without their wheels temporarily, as the car company has just issued a recall on multiple vehicle models that, in terms of the…
It’s well known that drivers who speed are responsible for far too many car accidents on our nation’s highways. What isn’t as well known is that some of these motorists traveling too fast are police officers. CBS News recently reported on an investigation by the Sun-Sentinel newspaper in Florida that found nearly 800 police…
A clear case of driver negligence that has been reported widely in the media took the lives of two people in Iowa last year and could easily have resulted in far worse consequences for two others. The story has been raised often nationally to illustrate the growing concerns that safety officials and law enforcement…