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While driver errors are a leading cause of truck accidents, they are also caused from mistakes made before trucks even head out on the road. If cargo is not packed and secured properly, the risk of losing loads increases. They can dislodge and tumble...
Student drivers learn that keeping a reasonable distance between cars on the road is the key to safe driving. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recommends keeping one car length behind a vehicle for every 10 miles per hour traveled. For example, at 50...
Families and individuals tend to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday. In fact, this busy time of year has become one of the most-traveled weeks in any calendar. With so many people on the road around Illinois and other parts of the country, traffic accidents...
An impatient driver faced with a yellow traffic light might interpret it as a warning that they should step on the gas to avoid getting caught at the red light. This impulsive and selfish move can have serious consequences. Traffic light laws, often seen...
Research on the impact of motor vehicle accidents on passengers of both sexes yielded some surprising results. When women and men are involved in a serious car accident, females are significantly more likely to be injured or killed. The most recent study from the...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that nearly one in five drivers killed in fatal crashes in a single year tested positive for at least one prescription or illegal drug. The more we understand about how various drugs impair a person’s ability...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released warnings about the risk of infection associated with duodenoscopes. Duodenoscopes are long fiber-optic cameras that are inserted through the mouth to examine a patient’s duodenum, the top of the small intestine. Though they are designed to...