The National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) say, “ Motor car accidents are the largest youth health and safety concern for teens.” This is why NOYS has made youth traffic safety their priority, focusing their efforts, year-round, to address youth traffic safety issues. Each year, NOYS sends a coalition of teen leaders to participate in the U.S. Department of Trans…
Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for Minnesota teenagers each year. This number runs much high than other causes of deaths among teens — more than drug use, suicides, homicides, or other accidents. A lot of the reasons for the high death count is simple: distractions and driver inexperience that lead to making mistakes behind the wheel.
The top risks tha…
According to the Storm Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), tornadoes spotted in Minnesota have dramatically risen over the years. During the 1980s, Minnesota experienced less than 200 tornadoes. That number doubled to 426 in the 2000s. Driving through a storm can be a frightening experience for anyone, especially if you see a fu…
As we enter the autumn season, with deer both mating and foraging for the oncoming winter, the risk of collision reaches its zenith. Of the 7,751 deer vs car accidents reported to Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) from 2008 to 2010, more than one-third took place in October and November.
With an estimated deer population of one million, the Minnesota Departmen…
Two Minneapolis bicyclists have lost their lives in hit-and-run collisions so far this year: 24-year-old Jessica Hansen and 28-year-old Elyse Mary Stern. Both incidents occurred at intersections.
In Minneapolis, 41% of crashes occur at intersections, and another 40% occur within 50 feet of them, according to a recent study by the City of Minneapolis. (There are …
According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), taking selfies while driving is the latest trend in distracted driving. Distracted driving along with not wearing a seatbelt, driving while under the influence of alcohol and speeding plays a major role in accident fatalities, accounting for 12% of them. Since car crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers, …
The sun is shining and everyone is trying to get the most out of their summer while it lasts, but hotter temperatures and clogged freeways are a surefire recipe for driver irritability and possible road rage. Of 10,000 road rage incidents, over a seven year span, 218 resulted in murders and another 12,610 people were injured, as reported by the American Automobile Associat…
Although many people believe that hands-free devices, such as in-dash phone systems, and voice-activated systems for music and navigation, are safe – possibly even providing a remedy for distracted driving – a new study has revealed that in many cases using hands-free devices can be even more dangerous than using hand-held ones.
Up until now, the efficacy of han…
We all know about the dangers that drinking and driving presents on our highways, but many drivers are unaware of the severity and proliferation of another deadly combination—sleep deprivation and driving, or “drowsy driving”.
According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), roughly 100,000 police-reported auto crashes are caused by …
All five members of a Minnesota family—two adults and three young children—were killed in Nebraska on Sunday, July 31st in a crash involving a semitrailer. The long-haul trucker driving the rig faces one count of motor vehicle homicide for each death he caused due to what the state trooper’s affidavit described as inattentive and distracted driving. The case has some peopl…