Ensuring road safety is something that all of us should be concerned about. Still, the question remains: how do we make machines and engines a lot more efficient? What should be done so that accidents are effectively avoided? What should drivers and pedestrians do to contribute to a 100% accident-free future? These are just some of the questions that we should be asking. To … [Read more...]
Personality Traits That Are Risk Factors For Accidents: Do You Have Them?
Agencies that keep records of traffic mishaps refrain from referring to such incidents as ‘accidents’ and just call them ‘crashes.’ To them, the term ‘accident’ connotes something totally out of the control of the people involved. However, that is rarely the case. Oftentimes, crashes are because of negligence and other reasons that would have been easy to address. One of the … [Read more...]
4 Examples of Truck Driver Negligence That Can Easily Lead to an Accident
The average automobile likely weighs close to a ton and a half, or approximately 3,500 pounds. A car accident occurs when two such moving collections of metal and human flesh collide on the highway. Automobiles are not the only heavy vehicles moving rapidly down the highway, however. Contrast the average car to the immense commercial trucks that share the highway, some of which … [Read more...]