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Everyone who gets behind the wheel of a motor vehicle is required to drive responsibly and practice safe driving habits, and that means paying attention to the road.  When people drive while distracted and perform any activity that takes their attention off the act of driving, the chances of getting into a car accident increase substantially and can result in serious injuries and fatalities. Unfortunately, distracted drivi...

Our brain controls all bodily and mental functions, so it is no surprise that injury to the brain could have devastating effects and produce changes in personality, such as increased agitation and aggression that can lead to road rage. According to a 2015 study that examined the relationships between brain injury and road aggression and collisions, driver aggression has been linked to collisions, injuries and deaths across the...

Like sword-swallowing and bomb defusing, driving is really one of those activities that go best when it has your complete attention. Unfortunately, we don’t always give driving our full attention, and when people drive while distracted and perform any activity that takes their attention off the act of driving, the chances of getting into an car accident increase substantially and can lead to serious injuries and even death. ...

Large trucks are difficult to maneuver and control, so their drivers must be skilled, well-trained, and alert, and have their wits about them at all times to avoid accidents. To ensure the safety of both truckers and the general public, strict regulations regarding hours of service and safety have been put in place to prevent crashes caused by truck-driver fatigue. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is ...

Kentucky is notorious for the unpredictability of our weather. This roller coaster weather that Kentuckians bemoan is caused by the jet stream that falls across the state, dropping cold air down from the Great Lakes or pulling tropical moisture up from the Gulf. It’s this deadly duo of cold and rain that can combine to create patches of black ice on our Kentucky roadways. These hard-to-spot, translucent layers of ice occu...