According to a study published in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence Journal, researchers say that heavy recreational marijuana users are poor drivers – even when they’re not high – when compared to those who do not use marijuana at all. Researchers found that users, especially those who started using marijuana early in high school, had… Read More »
Emergency Workers Struck by Distracted Drivers
Recently a police officer blocking off an area around an accident in Rockford was struck by a distracted driver believed to be under the influence of alcohol and texting on her phone. The police officer was taken to a hospital with minor injuries and, fortunately, the driver of the vehicle who struck him not was… Read More »
Leading Causes of Holiday Traffic Accidents: Impaired Driving, Distracted Driving and Speeding
As holiday travelers make it to and from their destinations, Iowa and Illinois state patrol are on the lookout for not only speeders, but also impaired and distracted drivers that can make traveling unsafe. Nearly one third of all car accidents can be traced back to speeding. Tens of thousands are injured every year in… Read More »
Iowa Head On Collision Injury
Head on collisions occur when two cars driving opposite directions crash into each other. Head on collisions often result in severe injuries and fatalities. Head on collisions sometimes occur when a motorist attempts to pass other vehicles and miscalculates the time needed to safely pass. Just yesterday an Iowa motorist was killed when attempting to… Read More »
Car Accidents Involving Teen Drivers
With more free time on their hands, teens drive more often during the summer months which can increase their risk of being involved in a motor vehicle accident. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the number of crash incidents involving teens goes up dramatically and, unfortunately, sometimes teens and other motorists are injured or killed.… Read More »
Texting While Driving an Automatic Moving Violation July 1
July 1, drivers texting, talking or using any hand held device behind the wheel in Illinois will be ticketed with a moving violation. Let three violations stack up, and Illinois drivers will lose their license for a 12 month period. Although Illinois banned texting while driving years ago, lawmakers included a provision which gave first-time… Read More »
Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Accidents Highest in 30 Years
While the number of motor vehicle traffic deaths involving drivers and passengers has decreased over the last decade, 2018 is projected to have the greatest number of pedestrian accidents since 1990. Over 6,000 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle accidents last year alone. More than a third of pedestrian fatalities across the nation occurred on… Read More »
NTSB Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released their most wanted list of transportation safety improvements all in hopes of preventing accidents, minimizing injuries and saving lives. Among their recommendations directed at states and other agencies for implementation is eliminating distractions and ending alcohol and other impairments to make highways safer for everyone. Not surprisingly,… Read More »
Driving and Netflix Don’t Mix
Many car accidents happen due to distracted driving, typically caused by paying attention to other passengers in the car, eating or drinking, and more recently, texting or using social media while operating a motor vehicle. However, a Minnesota driver took distracted driving to a new level of carelessness when she crashed her car while watching… Read More »
Distracted Driving Accidents in the Age of Technology
In what is believed to be the first pedestrian death associated with a self-driving technology, an autonomous car struck and killed an Arizona woman in a crosswalk last month, resulting in the suspension of the self- driving program in the area. As technology progresses at lightning speed, society has realized many improvements, however, when it… Read More »