The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently launched the annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign in partnership with over 10,000 law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. Labor Day is a high risk period for drunk driving. According to the NHTSA, during the weeks surrounding Labor Day in 2013 half of all of […]
Drinking and Driving: It’s Not Worth It
Drinking and driving puts everyone at risk—the driver, vehicle passenger, and everyone else on the road. We’ve all heard horror stories of accidents that involved multiple fatalities that were triggered by drinking and driving. In fact, the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence estimates that 32% of fatal car accidents involve an intoxicated driver […]
Indiana’s Child Safety Seat Laws: Protecting Our Children
Indiana’s Child Restraint Law requires all children under the age of 8 to be properly restrained in a child safety seat or booster seat according to the child restraint system manufacturer’s instructions. Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 13 years. The number one way to prevent this tragedy, […]