Car maintenance is a responsibility put upon a car owner during purchase. If you want to make your car last, you need to perform routine tasks such as changing the oil or adding windshield fluid to prevent faster deterioration. However, even the most responsible car...
December 2017 is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
Ohio residents should be aware of the effect that impaired driving has on car accident rates across the nation. Now, people have a month that's dedicated to raising awareness about the danger of impaired driving; on Nov. 30, the White House declared that December 2017...
Safety precautions could mitigate risks of holiday road trips
Ohio residents who plan on traveling over Thanksgiving may want to know more about the dangers of holiday road trips. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data, roadway fatalities peak on Thanksgiving and drop only slightly over the winter. The...
Crash risk higher for truckers with multiple health problems
Truck drivers who work in Ohio understand the challenges of staying healthy. Long hours sitting in the cab, broken sleep patterns and truck stop food raise barriers to good health. When a trucker's health deteriorates, they generate more crashes, according to a study...
Drivers of older vehicles more likely to die in car crashes
Ohio parents who are thinking about buying an inexpensive used car for their teenagers who just got their drivers' licenses may be interested to learn that, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study, the age of a vehicle affects a driver's...
Many drivers believe they can text and drive safely
Some Ohio drivers may be among those who fell they can text and drive safely while also believing that doing so is a main cause of accidents. In August 2017, Progressive Insurance conducted an online survey in which over 90 percent of the roughly 1,000 respondents...
Studies show that daytime headlights reduce accidents
The results of numerous studies indicate that Ohio daytime drivers might want to keep their headlights on even on sunny days. Driving with headlights on during the day has been shown to reduce accidents by up to 10 percent. More importantly, the types of accidents...
Collision avoidance systems can cut injury rates
Lane departure warning systems, blind spot alerts and other collision avoidance systems can have a strongly beneficial effect on Ohio roadway safety, according to a study. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that these systems can seriously cut the number...
The future of autonomous vehicles
Some people in Ohio may have heard that autonomous vehicles will soon be populating the roadways in great numbers. One of the biggest attractions of self-driving cars is that they have the potential to be safer than human-operated vehicles. Nearly 100 people die each...
Device delivers electric shocks to keep drivers awake
Ohio motorists know that driver fatigue can be dangerous. People who drive while they are drowsy cause as many as 6,000 fatal accidents around the country every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A startup company has put together a...
