Vehicle recalls shouldn’t be taken lightly. Recalls affect your safety and the safety of your passengers. Vehicle Safety Recalls week is an important reminder to check for open recalls on your vehicles. There are hundreds of recalls issued annually. Also, sometimes recalls are updated. For example, several Takata air bag recalls were upgraded to “Do […]
Safe Driving Considerations for Older Adults
More than 6,500 individuals aged 65 and older were killed in automobile accidents in 2020. That’s 17% of all traffic fatalities. Making decisions about whether an adult can drive shouldn’t be based on age alone. But it’s important to remember that changes in vision, physical fitness, and reflexes can become safety concerns. Being aware of […]
Impaired Driving is Dangerous Driving
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about 32 people in the United States die each day due to drunk-driving crashes. To put it into perspective, that’s one person every 45 minutes. In 2020, 11,654 people died in alcohol-related crashes. Thousands of others were seriously injured. December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention […]
Follow Federal Safety Regulations for Trailers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has seen an increase in noncompliant trailers being imported that may pose a safety risk being sold to small businesses. Often these trailers are marketed as food trucks or vending stations. These trailers are not permitted under U.S. law unless they are certified as meeting Federal Motor Vehicle […]
Railroad Safety: Trains Can’t Yield
Did you know that a person or vehicle is hit by a train every three hours in the United States? Over half of these collisions happen at crossings with lights and/or gates, according to Operation Lifesaver. Railroad Safety Week takes place each September to raise awareness for improving safety on and around railroads. In this […]
