Distracted Driving is being blamed for a rise in traffic fatalities nationwide over the course of the past two years. The U.S. government says 3,477, or about 10 percent, of the more than 35,000 traffic deaths last year, involved distracted drivers. That’s an 8.8 percent increase over 2014. Traffic deaths…
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According to a recent Arizona Republic article, the fatal accident rate on urban Phoenix freeways is 61 percent higher than the national average. And according to Arizona Department of Transporation's (ADOT) “Strategic Highway Safety Plan,” the Arizona statewide fatal crash rate is about 33 percent higher (2005) than the United…
Learn MoreDespite safer cars, highway fatalities are on the rise. Blame smartphone apps. Over the past 40 years, national highway fatalities have been in a steady decline. Today's cars are safer than ever, driver’s education is widespread, and millions of dollars are invested in safe-driving public service announcements like AT&T’s “It…
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A deadly I-10 bus accident near Palm Springs claimed the lives of thirteen people and injured thirty-one others last month. A tour bus slammed into a semi-truck at a near standstill due to traffic on the highway. The bus accident on I-10 is one the most deadly in California history. Officials haven't…
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There's a huge problem in our country with opioid addiction from prescription opiate medicines - essentially morphine. As these former high-ranking DEA officials discuss in this article, pharmaceutical companies that make and market oxycodone are making multiple millions of dollars from selling opiates (heroin is also an opiate). These medications…
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According to the National Safety Council, motor vehicle crashes claimed the lives of an estimated 40,000 people in 2016, an increase of six percent over 2015. One principal cause of car crashes can be roadway defects. What are some common road defects? -Defective road construction -Faulty road design -Wrong or…
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