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…

With several states spearheading the legislative charge, including our own Minnesota Senator, Amy Klobuchar, the leading trade group for cellphone manufacturers has announced that as of July 2015, smartphones — including Apple, HTC, Google, Sprint and T-Mobile — will come equipped with a “kill switch.”
This new technology acts as a theft deterrent, enabling users …

As Stryker hip lawsuits continue to pile up (a result of the 2012 Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Hip Stem recall) in both New Jersey Superior Court and in Minnesota’s Federal Court, we’re now seeing the process move forward to Phase II Mediation, as part of multicounty litigation underway in…

When you’re wielding an 80,000-pound big rig on the road with other passenger vehicles and pedestrians, there’s no room for mistakes. Being lax, poorly trained or not adhering to safety protocols when hauling a load in a semi, trailer or 18-wheeler can result in some of the most serious accidents in the United States.

Despite Federal and State regulations that require a…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that pedestrians are injured once every eight minutes and killed, on average, once every two hours in traffic-related incidents. Whether you travel alone or push your child in a stroller, traveling by foot carries potential risk. Even if you are careful and abide by traffic signals, you still need to be a d…

I crashed my bicycle. Luckily, I came away with minor injuries. I rode the Midtown Greenway, a major bicycle path between St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN. When I came to Hiawatha Avenue and crossed with the light, a car suddenly turned in front of me. I swerved, hit the curb, and went over the handlebars. The visor on my helmet shattered.
So, to avoid injury ALWAYS wear …