A new federal study shows that efforts to reduce fatalities in truck accidents between cars and trucks have been successful concerning cars and sport utility vehicles. Accidents between cars and pickup trucks, however, have actually experienced an upward tick...
When he says that "safety pays," OSHA chief David Michaels means it in more ways than one.Speaking at a recent safety conference, Michaels drew attention to a Harvard Business School study that strongly concludes that random OSHA inspections of companies have a...
Black box technology has long been used in airplanes to record key data used to determine the causes of flight malfunctions, irregularities and accidents. A new proposal included in a bill currently in front of Congress would utilize the same black boxes to log the...
Officials from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) and other state law-enforcement agencies duly note that they are always seeking to improve road safety in the state by reducing car accidents and other motor vehicle crashes and collisions.They are currently focused...
The longstanding belief has been that, the more teenagers stuffed into a car, the higher the risk of that car becoming involved in a car accident. A new survey is challenging this assumption, though, suggesting instead that the presence of other teens in a vehicle can...
Motorcycle accident statistics in Ohio are kind of a mixed bag, with a combination of both good and bad news to report.As for the good: Notwithstanding a national trend indicating that motorcycle crash fatalities are rising, fatalities have actually decreased in Ohio...
A comprehensive study released by an equity investor information website identified the most dangerous vehicles on the road and those most likely to be involved in a car accident. The research company, 24/7, provides analysis to global investors. The study was...
It's hardly surprising that Cleveland Browns football player Marcus Benard would say that he is newly evaluating his life with "a little bit of insight."Being hurtled an estimated 80 yards after he lost control in a motorcycle accident last autumn and simply being...
