Black box technology has long been used in airplanes to record key data used to determine the causes of flight malfunctions, irregularities and accidents. A new proposal included in a bill currently in front of Congress would utilize the same black boxes to log the driving hours of commercial truck drivers, and the issue…
Officials from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) and other state law-enforcement agencies duly note that they are always seeking to improve road safety in the state by reducing car accidents and other motor vehicle crashes and collisions. They are currently focused on a new effort to achieve that aim, as well as to…
The longstanding belief has been that, the more teenagers stuffed into a car, the higher the risk of that car becoming involved in a car accident. A new survey is challenging this assumption, though, suggesting instead that the presence of other teens in a vehicle can deter the driver from using his or her…
Motorcycle accident statistics in Ohio are kind of a mixed bag, with a combination of both good and bad news to report. As for the good: Notwithstanding a national trend indicating that motorcycle crash fatalities are rising, fatalities have actually decreased in Ohio over the past several years. Nationally, 4,469 motorcyclists died in crashes…
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…
It’s hardly surprising that Cleveland Browns football player Marcus Benard would say that he is newly evaluating his life with “a little bit of insight.” Being hurtled an estimated 80 yards after he lost control in a motorcycle accident last autumn and simply being able to survive such a crash and talk about it…
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…
Ohio workers who suffer on-the-job injuries are entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits pursuant to a system in which state employers pay compensation premiums to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). An analysis undertaken by writers from an Ohio newspaper reveals that scores of thousands of state employers apparently expend as much energy…
Semi-trucks pose some of the greatest rollover risks because of their height, size and relatively poor handling compared to smaller vehicles. If a proposed government regulation is passed, though, these and other large trucks will soon reap the benefits of a computer-controlled braking system that automatically identifies a potential rollover risk and manages each…
Although a Cleveland-area cement contractor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cannot agree on the cause of a casino deck collapse last December, the two parties are in agreement that the now-finished project is safe. Cleveland Cement Contractors Inc., a Brooklyn Heights company, was in the process of building a parking garage…