Tell Us: Would Lowering Blood Alcohol Level Save Lives?
Currently, about one-third of annual traffic fatalities (10,000-15,000) are caused by drunk driving. While focus has increased on distracted driving – talking and texting on mobile phones – drunk driving fatalities have remained essentially unchanged for more than 15 years, and it’s taken a publicity backseat. Back in the 1980’s and early 1990’s alcohol traffic... Read More
How to Avoid Accidents with Big Trucks
After declining for nearly 20 years with an historic low in 2009, the number of deaths and injuries from truck accidents has started to rise. What has caused the shift? A recent report from the American Association for Justice found a growing number of unsafe trucks on the road, which are often driven by overworked,... Read More
Distracted Driving: Three Risks of Using Cell Phones While Driving
There has been much focus lately on distracted driving; especially in our town of Mount Pleasant, where the town counsel recently voted to ban texting while driving. Studies show that in 2010, approximately 21% of auto crashes involved people using cell phones. In addition, cell phone use while walking is a major cause of injuries.... Read More
Child Passenger Safety Week: Five Mistakes to Avoid with Car Seats
Expectant parents have many tasks to complete before giving birth, and one of the most important items to check off the list is installing the car seat properly. Many think the seat is safely secured, when inspections show seven in 10 are installed wrong! Since motor vehicle accidents are the number one killer of children... Read More
How to Avoid Dockside Injuries and Electric Shock Drowning
Electric Shock Drowning or “ESD” is a little known hazard of swimming around docks, particularly those in fresh water. These deaths and injuries are entirely preventable. They occur when swimmers encounter very small amounts of electricity leaking into the water, frequently from malfunctioning or defective electrical systems on docks. Even small amounts of electricity can... Read More
How Tragedies Inspire Citizens to Make a Difference
All of us have heard about devastating tragedies through the national news or word-of-mouth. Stories about young, innocent children who were killed by drunk or distracted drivers. In fact, distracted driving has become a national epidemic, killing more than 3,000 people in 2011 and injuring another 387,000. The most prominent, recent story for most of... Read More