The number of people killed in car accidents during the first 7 months of 2012 is up close to 10 percent compared to the same time period in 2011. According to the National Safety Council (NSC), there were close to 21,000 people who were killed in car accidents through July.…
Teens in the state of Massachusetts have a list of rules to follow through the state’s Graduated Driver’s Licensing (GDL) program. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), they’ve got supervised driving time, nighttime driving restrictions and passenger restrictions to follow. During this time, they’re learning the driving…
In a recent traffic accident, a dump truck let out about 100 gallons of fuel onto Ash Street. According to the Metro West Daily News, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is still waiting to do an investigation into the accident scene to see just how much damage was…
Following along with traffic seems to be a little difficult for some. There was another wrong-way car accident on the Massachusetts Turnpike that wound up killing two innocent motorists, according to the Boston Globe. Massachusetts State Police (MSP) report a 35-year-old driver was spotted driving east down the westbound lanes…
Officials with the Governors Highway Safety Administration (GHSA) are working to get distracted and drugged drivers off of our roadways. They’re stepping up enforcement and awareness efforts to not only get motorists to be safer behind the wheel, but to get state lawmakers to do more to keep these dangerous…
Officials are investigating an accident that has claimed the life of a 38-year-old man. According to NECN, a young bicyclist was also seriously injured in the accident. She was taken to the hospital for treatment. The incident occurred about 2:00 p.m. on Temple Street in Whitman. According to officers, the…
Drivers in Massachusetts recently got a firsthand look at just how dangerous it is to text and drive. Teenagers in Stoughton were the latest group of drivers to take part in the Arbella Insurance Foundation Distractology 101 tour, according to the Stoughton Patch. This program is an effective and interactive…
Road rage is a little more common than you might have thought. According to U.S. News, one survey of 500 people concluded that about 90 percent of motorists say that they’ve personally witnessed an act of road rage or they’ve been the victim of it at least once in the…
A teen has died and three others have been injured in a recent car accident in southeastern Massachusetts. According to NECN, the accident happened at about 9:00 p.m. when the teen lost control of his vehicle slammed into a telephone pole in Kingston and flipped several times. Paramedics and emergency…
We all wish that our kids would stay young forever. But the truth of the matter is that they’re getting older and they’re getting their driver’s licenses. While we can’t ride with them everywhere they go, there is a way for us to keep an eye on them. Some say…