The Massachusetts Department of Transportation plans on either covering or removing thousands of feet of handrails in the Big Dig tunnels. They’ve chosen to do away with these dangerous features as they have been connected to eight deaths in the area, according to the Boston Herald. The rails the MassDOT…
An off-duty police offer collided with a Boston fire truck, causing a serious Boston car accident. The Boston Fire Department fire truck was on the way to an accident that had been reported. The big red trick had its lights and siren activated before and during the crash, reports Boston.com.…
April officially marks National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. It began last year as FocusDriven wished to take a stand against cell phone use and other hand-held device use while operating a motor vehicle. Since the start of this program, the safe driving advocates of the National Safety Council have joined…
The United Stated experienced reported 34,700 fatal vehicle accidents last year, according to the National Safety Council. This number shows a 3 percent decrease from the previous year and a fatality decrease for the fourth year in a row. Previous motor vehicle fatality trends credit the recession to the decreased…
The National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating a recent Boston-bound tour bus accident that happened last month, reports Boston.com. The Board is investigating the incident to figure out if there are any common factors between this incident and the two serious bus accidents, one in New York and one…
Boston recently called upon the Executive Office of Transportation and Public Works (“EOTPW”) and the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to discuss new standards on how to effectively manage traffic to help reduce Boston construction zone accidents. The groups will be…
A new crop of teens will be hitting the road soon with their very own driver’s license, but what are you doing to keep them safe? The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that, per mile driven, teens drivers ages 16 and 19 the most at risk for Boston…
Your new car could eventually come equipped with an alcohol-detection device if the federal government gets its way. This option could be available within the next 10 years if proposed funding goes through, according to KSDK News. These detectors could possibly help reduce the risks of Boston drunk driving accidents.…
Gas is expected to hit $5 a gallon this week. Well, okay, April Fools. But $3.50 a gallon is no bargain. The average price for a gallon of gas currently sits at about $3.56, according to PriceLock. Massachusetts gas prices average a little lower at $3.48. DriveOn offers tips to…
Approximately 292 fatalities and nearly 18,000 injures occur as a result of back-over crashes each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Of the 292 fatalities, 228 of them were caused by vehicles weight less than 10,000 pounds. According to DriveOn, the NHTSA is publishing a new…