Category Archives: Vehicle Accidents

Would you believe that a survey of 665 motorists found that 5.6 percent of both genders admitted to changing their clothes while behind the wheel, and 5.5 percent of men and 2.1 percent of women admitted to shaving while driving? Such behavior certainly falls under the label of distracted driving, which contributes to 16 percent of all fatal crashes every year. In fact, it has been estimated that drivers spend more than 50...

With school back in session throughout the Bluegrass State, it’s time to remind drivers about safety in school zones, around school buses, and near pedestrians. Despite annual calls for caution, there are serious accidents every year. In 2015, there were over 850 school bus-related crashes in Kentucky, resulting in 297 injuries and three deaths. Motor vehicle safety and pedestrian awareness are always important, but p...

Abner Doubleday invented baseball. St. Patrick was Irish. Bats are blind. George Washington had wooden teeth. All of these common ideas are myths, widely-held beliefs that are actually false. And, according to the National Safety Council (NSC), here’s another: Motorists can use a cell phone while driving without affecting their abilities. Rather, the human brain cannot do two things at the same time, which is at least on...

You may not think of summer as the season to be concerned with weather-related driving safety, but it’s not just snow and freezing temperatures that can cause problems. High temperatures and humidity can pose challenges as well. For one thing, they can increase the risk of tread separation on tires, which can rapidly result in a highly dangerous loss of control or a blowout. Whether you are taking an out-of-town trip or ...

Being a health care worker is an important job, one in high demand as our country’s population ages. That need is partly why 9 of the top 10 best jobs for 2016 are in the health care field. Home health care, in particular, is booming. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that by 2020, the number of home health care workers will grow by more than 1.3 million -- an increase of 70 percent (for comparison, the U.S. job m...