The United States is largely a country where you need to drive your own car. It is a massive country with vastly spread-out communities. Many workers live dozens of miles from work, so walking, biking and taking the bus just aren’t viable options. They spent time on the road every single day. That said,…
Intersections are dangerous places to be. You’re approaching cross traffic, and you have the potential for pedestrians and cyclists to be using crosswalks. There may be lights or stop signs that you have to abide by, too. A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that around 96% of all crashes at…
You are driving along when another vehicle hits you from behind. You step out of the car in shock to be met by a volley of abuse from the other driver trying to blame it all on you. Are they right? Rear-end collisions are generally the fault of the driver behind Rear-end collisions account…
Winter is here, and that can mean that the roads are dangerous in Northeast Ohio. People in Ohio got the white Christmas that the season tends to see, but that snowfall led to dangerous, slick streets. On Dec. 24, news about the weather also pointed out how many accidents were happening. With sleet and…
One severe injury that may affect a victim of a car crash is a brain injury. A traumatic brain injury may happen when a person hits their head or when their head moves quickly from one side to the other, forward or back. In a car crash, the brain may impact the inside of…
This story out of Cleveland is a shocking one; a massive pile-up collision led to four people suffering injuries and one person dying. What was the cause? Reportedly, it was a driver’s error, but he then fled the scene. The news from Nov. 25 reported that the 48-year-old man who caused the crash fled…
There’s not much debate about how dangerous it is to run a red stoplight at an intersection. A study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that 85% of motorists said it is very or extremely dangerous to cruise through a red light. Yet alarmingly, running red lights is still a prevalent problem…
Earlier this week, we began a discussion about a nationwide report released earlier this year. The non-profit group Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety ranked states by how many of 16 safety-critical traffic laws that they had adopted. With just five of the 16 laws implemented, Ohio ranked among the 11 states at the…
While traffic safety laws are not a foolproof way to reduce car accidents and crash fatalities, they are definitely a step in the right direction. And certain laws have proven to be particularly effective in reducing road fatalities and injuries. A non-partisan, non-profit group known as Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety has identified…
As in nearly every other state, distracted driving continues to be a significant safety hazard here in Ohio. And summer is often an especially dangerous time for distracted driving. Perhaps it is fitting, then, that the Ohio State Highway Patrol is partnering with local law enforcement to set up what are known as “distracted…