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COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lake Murray ABATE & Hogwyld are sponsoring the 9th annual Freedom Ride. This annual event is in honor of all the Americans that lost their lives in one of the largest terrorist attacks on American soil and is dedicated to the Americans who continue to prevent these attacks and preserve the freedoms enjoyed in the USA. The Freedom Ride will leave the Chapin Bilo parking lot on Sunday, September 13th at 12:00 noon. This will be a police...
Pedestrians and motorcyclists continue to be those most vulnerable in traffic accidents. A team of researchers has demonstrated an increase in the number of injuries among users of lightweight motorcycles after a law was passed in 2004 allowing the riding of motorbikes with a class B license (for cars). In contrast, the study, focusing on Barcelona and published in the latest issue of the WHO Magazine, confirms that the risk of having an accident has remained unchanged.In 2004, in order to...
Riders Have Opportunity to Learn, Hone Skills HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PennDOT today reminded motorcycle riders of all experience levels there is still time to take advantage of two free motorcycle safety courses offered through Pennsylvania's Motorcycle Safety Program. Classes are conducted annually from March through October. "Through the Motorcycle Safety Program, we are committed to helping all riders improve their operating skills and safety knowledge,"...
One of the aims imposed by the European Union in 2004 is to reduce the number of traffic accidents. However, despite the measures taken by the different administrations and the consequent decrease in the number of accidents, the results for 2010 are not close to those set by Europe. Gerardo Reveriego, a young researcher of the University of Málaga, has designed software that informs drivers of the risk situations s/he has while driving. This allows drivers to self-assess themselves and...
VERONA, Wis., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a report this week showing the results of Project Green-Yellow-Red (GYR). GYR is a motorcycle safety initiative developed under a cooperative agreement between NHTSA and Innocorp, Ltd. to reduce impaired motorcycle riding. Innocorp is the Wisconsin based company that developed the impairment simulation goggles called Fatal Vision and other innovative impaired driving prevention tools...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third year in a row, DUI deaths declined in California. The drop was 9.1 percent, from 1,132 in 2007 to 1,029 in 2008, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System. The 2008 figure marks a total decrease of nearly 21 percent from the most recent high point in 2005.Alcohol impaired deaths make up the largest category of overall vehicle fatalities. Overall fatalities declined by 14...
Summer is the deadliest time for teen drivers ST. PAUL, Minn., June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an effort to reduce teen crashes and fatalities in Minnesota, the Ford Motor Company Fund, the Governors Highway Safety Association, Westfield Insurance and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety are hosting Twin Cities' teens at the Ford Driving Skills for Life teen driving summer camp. This free, once-in-a-lifetime driving experience is being held at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds...
An emergency rule intended to reduce the number of deaths and injuries associated with Hawaiian air tours was followed by a 47 percent reduction in sightseeing crashes, according to a new study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Injury Research and Policy.However, the proportion of crashes that resulted in lives lost actually increased after the rule change due to an increase in crashes that resulted from poor visibility, which tend to be...
DriveSafePA.org Site Covers Topics Ranging from Motorcycles to DUI HARRISBURG, Pa., June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Motorists have greater access to highway safety resources through a new traffic safety Web site, DriveSafePA.org, unveiled today by PennDOT. "As summer driving season is about to shift into high gear, this is an ideal time to remind motorists about the importance of highway safety," said PennDOT Secretary Allen D. Biehler, P.E. "Whether it's buckling yourself and your...
The majority of the victims of road crashes are poor, with the amount of fatalities doubling over the last two decades, stated the first global review of road safety.The World Health Organization announced on Monday their study found that half of the 1.27 million people who die in road accidents are pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists, and stated that practically nothing was being done to protect them."More than 90 percent of the world's road deaths occur in low-income and...
