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St. Michael Albertville High School student Eli Guillou has won the 2013 Buckle Up and Pay Attention, Teens! TV Commercial Challenge. The Challenge, coordinated by the Minnesota Depeartment of Safety Office of Traffic Safety and sponsored by AAA, is a way to get teens involved in an important conversation about distracted driving. In a time when traffic crashes are the lea…

While these represent positive steps in reducing the amount of car accidents on Minnesota roads, the fact remains that accidents do and will happen. If you find yourself in a car accident, you need to know what to do.

The days are getting longer, temperatures are rising-summer is finally here. While some people are digging through drawers in search of swim trunks, others are heading for the garage to pull the tarp off their two-wheeled pride and joy. It’s the most popular season for motorcycling, but before you put wheel to pavement, a review of how to beat the heat while out on the str…

An estimated 32,788 people died in car accidents last year, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). However, traffic fatalities went down in most regions of the U.S., with the exception of three regions, including the Great Lakes states. While this is the lowest number of fatalities on record since 1949, there’s still a lot of room f…

As drivers, we all know how intimidating it can be to share the road with semi-trucks. They are massive vehicles that require a lot of space to maneuver, and they have many blind spots. Therefore, it’s important to understand the concept of a truck’s “no-zone” to ensure your safety and others on the road.

In 2020, The United States Coast Guard reported that boating deaths surged nearly 25 percent nationwide compared to 2019. The percentage of new boats sold to first-time buyers surged to 34 percent in 2020 due to the pandemic, while boating education plummeted. With the influx of new boaters enjoying the water again this summer, it’s safe to say 2021 will be just as busy.

It can happen to any one of us, though no parents want to think it will happen to them. There are many contributing factors (a change in schedule, sleep deprivation, stress – anything that compromises mental faculties and memory), but the outcome is the same: a child forgotten, left in a car on a summer day. Unfortunately, this can lead to the untimely deaths of children, …