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You may have heard that teenage drivers are the most likely to be involved in serious and even fatal car accidents. This plays out every year. The reason that teens often have higher insurance premiums, for instance, is that there are years of data showing they crash...

In your workplace, your employer has the responsibility to keep you safe. One of the ways they may do that is by requiring you and your coworkers to wear hard hats when you’re on a construction site. There are many different kinds of hard hats, so choosing whichever...

You know that drunk drivers are out there. Despite all the warnings and public education efforts, accidents involving drunk drivers continue to happen. Just how common is the problem? The statistics may surprise you. Drunk driving wrecks are a daily event On average,...

Few jobs involve more physical effort than working on a construction site. If you are young, construction work has several short-term benefits such as building your muscles, getting a summer tan and bringing in a fair wage. Yet long term, this kind of work can wreak...

Many car crashes don't have major consequences. They just cause cosmetic damage to the vehicle or maybe minor bruising to the occupants. However, some collisions have much more serious consequences.   Serious wrecks can cause amputations, broken bones, spinal cord...

The warmer months of the year are a time to enjoy the outdoors. For some, now is the best time to bring out motorcycles to spend time on the open road. Most motorcyclists are safe drivers, but their safety also depends on how other drivers operate their vehicles. ...

Vehicles seem to be safer these days, with better safety standards and engineering making it easier than ever for the occupants of a vehicle to survive a crash. However, even while vehicles seem to be getting safer all the time, pedestrians, cyclists and even those on...

There are inherent dangers associated with riding a bicycle. One of the factors that most put bicyclists at risk of getting hurt is their failure to wear helmets.  Research conducted by the Taylor & Francis Group suggests that some bicyclists are least apt to wear...

Falls from height are the primary reason for construction accidents. A fall from height is, by definition, one that takes place from six feet or more above the ground. New Jersey law requires all employers to either carry workers’ compensation insurance or carry...

As a cyclist, it pays to look out for your own safety. You are the most vulnerable of all road users and will suffer the most in any crash with another vehicle. That does not mean staying safe is your responsibility alone, however. Drivers should take extreme care to...