According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, rollover accidents account for 33% of all passenger vehicle fatalities. However, you are 75% less likely to be killed in a rollover accident if you are wearing your seatbelt! Below are contributing factors involved in rollover accidents. TYPE OF VEHICLE All vehicles can rollover. However, tall and narrow… Read More
Factors Contributing to Rollover Accidents
Drive Safe in the Rain
Summer seems to have disappeared fast leaving us scrambling for our raincoats and boots. A few weeks ago we wanted to be in our car for the air conditioning and now we’re turning on our heated seats and steering wheels (aren’t those nice). With the change in the season comes the rain and as we… Read More
Stay Safe During Long Holiday Weekends
Long weekends such as the one we’re experiencing this weekend over the fourth are great for getting away. The only problem is that getting away is great for A LOT of people, making the highways jam-packed. Anytime you’re dealing with a crowd of significant size on the roads, you’ll also encounter a number of auto… Read More
Stop Speeding!
Speeding is a factor in one out of three fatal crashes! Why are we still speeding? According to Focus on Safety: A Practical Guide to Automated Traffic Enforcement, we are still speeding because: We’re in a hurry (that’s an obvious one) We’re not paying attention to our driving We don’t think traffic laws apply to… Read More
