Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, Virginia USA, reprinted with permission. Riding a motorcycle is inherently riskier than driving a car. Motorcycles are less stable than passenger vehicles during maneuvers such as emergency braking and swerving and are less visible on the road. When motorcyclists crash, they lack the protection of an enclosed vehicle, so…
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Teens and Speeding: Breaking the Deadly Cycle
Teens and Speeding: Breaking the Deadly Cycle, a new report from GHSA and Ford Motor Company Fund, highlights the significant role speeding plays in teen driver fatalities and offers practical tools to help parents rein in this lethal driving habit. Continue to GSA's website GHSA_TeenSpeeding_Feb16.pdf Teen Driver and Passenger Fatalities and Speeding-Related Fatalities by State…
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John T. Hanna Awards – 2020
2020 John T. Hanna Award Recipients CellGuardians by MI Technical Solutions - Martin H. Schlosser Award for Traffic Safety Activism VDOT Hampton Roads District - Fire/Emergency Medical Services Coastal Ride - Impaired Driving Prevention (Group Award) Norfolk Police Department - Impaired Driving Prevention(Group Award) Kim Baylor (Granby High School) - Youth Traffic Safety Chesapeake Public…
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Winter Weather-Plan-Equip-Train
In addition to cold stress, there are other winter weather related hazards such as driving in the snow, removing snow from rooftops, and working near downed or damaged power lines. Although one cannot control roadway conditions, promote safe driving behavior by recognizing the hazards of winter weather driving, for example, driving on snow/ice covered roads.…
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