Maybe you’re one of those people who truly can walk, talk and chew gum at the same time. Even if that’s the case, though, health experts and researchers strongly advise that a cell phone not feature in that equation, and certainly not in any area where cars are whizzing by. A new study just…
Until last year, neighboring Michigan had a universal motorcycle helmet law. Then, caving in to various interests, legislators repealed that legislation of more than 40 years and replaced it with a requirement that only riders under 21 be required to wear a helmet. The result of that, notes the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI,…
The Occupational Safety and Health Act was enacted by Congress in 1970. Its objective over the past 40-plus years has been to promote workplace safety in Ohio and all other states by providing for training, conducting inspections that identify safety hazards, recognizing both exemplary and safety-lagging enterprises, and enforcing standards though fines and an…
As was widely reported in news outlets in recent months, safety officials in every state, including Ohio, have been on the receiving end of a strong federal push to change their drunk driving laws. At the center of recommendations has been the stated need for uniformity across the country in adjusting the current DUI…
If you know you’re a good Ohio driver and that nothing quite disturbs you so much as seeing a vehicle rapidly pull up behind you and subsequently follow you so closely that it fully occupies your rear-view mirror, know that your fears about that driving behavior are well-grounded. In fact, states the Ohio State…
A number of voices within the commercial trucking industry enthusiastically endorse ever-larger rigs on the nation’s highways, saying that they would help to curb transportation costs and help operators’ bottom lines through the larger loads they would allow for. The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is not one of those voices. That trade…
It would be hard to estimate the number of Ohio motorists who own and drive Chrysler-made Jeeps. Given that those vehicles are immensely popular and perennial best sellers, though, a reasonable guess might be that the number is in the hundreds of thousands. At any rate, it is large, and a good number of…
If you became enamored last autumn with the newly redesigned Ford Fusion, you might be altogether happy with it. Alternatively, chances are you’ve undergone more than a modicum of frustration, along with worries stoked by the auto maker itself that problems with the vehicle could contribute materially to car accident risks. Some Fusion owners…