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Fewer Car Accidents Happen When Teens Spend More Hours Practicing Driving
Your child is now a teenager, and it’s time for that awkward conversation. You’re probably anxious – dreading it, perhaps. Does Dad get the job? Or Mom and Dad together? Maybe you should leave it up to the school? Well, teachers are educators, but parents need to be in on this one, too.
continue readingDistracted Driving on the Company’s Dime
It’s been statistically proven talking on the phone while driving makes paying attention to what’s going on with the cars around you more difficult. Employers and employees forget that working from the road doesn’t make you any less susceptible to that danger.
continue readingCar Accidents Cost More When Unbuckled
Remember that yearly $500 per driver cost for car accidents we quoted a couple of blogs ago? We’re making strides towards lowering the average! Already, we’ve reviewed the costs of speeding and discussed the importance of properly-fitted child safety seats. We all know we can’t control other drivers, but we can be safer drivers ourselves.
continue readingSafety Seats Save Lives During Car Accidents
With the past two blogs, we began investigating concepts that could lead to lower car accident costs for Colorado Springs and the entire country. Many safety associations believe cell phone use and defective vehicles are two examples of recently identified sources for car accidents that have garnered a disproportionate amount of attention.
continue readingAttorney Gordon Heuser on Speeding vs. High Profile Crash Stats
Last week, our blog focused on statistics and findings in a release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which stated car accidents cost $99 billion nationwide in 2005. We touched on what studies show are the most common causes of car accidents vs. what drivers and the rest of the public believe to be the causes.
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