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New York auto accident lawyer David Perecman at The Perecman Firm commends the friends and teammates of Bailey Wind for holding a fund raiser to help pay her medical bills. The high school senior and diver was seriously injured in a recent car accident. New York, New York (PRWEB) December 19, 2012 A fundraiser for Bailey Wind, a high school senior and talented diver who was seriously injured in a recent car accident, was held on Sunday on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus in...
John Demas, Sacramento personal injury attorney, discusses the jump in death rates for certain subgroups in traffic accidents in 2011 and the implications for victims of personal injury Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) December 14, 2012 According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, figures on total vehicle fatalities for 2011 are now available. These deaths dropped to their lowest numbers since 1949 overall, but there were sharp increases in deaths for bicyclists and occupants of...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The Holiday season isn’t always filled with joy and glad tidings, strong eggnog and laughter. It’s often a time meant for family and the inherent stress involved with family gatherings. This stress can be quite burdensome at times, taking over our thoughts throughout the day, despite what we’re actually supposed to be doing. A new study has been published just in time for the holidays which has found that a “substantial...
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- An estimated 2.9 million Michigan residents -- slightly more than last year -- will travel 50 miles or more from home during the upcoming Christmas holiday period, according to AAA's latest travel survey. Nationwide, AAA forecasts 93.3 million Americans will travel, up 1.6 percent from a year ago. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110321/CL67889LOGO) The 11-day year-end holiday period is the longest holiday travel season of...
FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released the final national highway fatality figures, reporting 32,367 highway deaths in 2011. This figure reflects a decrease of 1.9 percent from the previous year and is the lowest number reported in 60 years. The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA), a roadway safety trade association, believes a national...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The holiday season is one of merriment and festivities, but it is also a time when people may indulge too much and still get behind the wheel. Often times it is repeat offenders who end up in such situations. Fortunately, a high-tech solution could help keep those who shouldn’t be driving from doing so, and it is getting support from the top independent US government investigative agency. On Tuesday the National Transportation...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online High traffic fatalities fell to 32,367 in 2011, the lowest level since 1949 and a 1.9 percent decrease from the previous year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported on Monday. The detailed report shows the continuation of a historic downward trend in highway deaths in recent years, with a 26 percent decline in overall highway fatalities since 2005, the federal agency said. Experts attribute the...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide, more than 1.2 million traffic fatalities occur yearly, and the lives of pedestrians account for a third of those lost. In the United States, pedestrians make up 12 percent of deaths from traffic collisions. According to a newly published study, male pedestrians struck by vehicles are more than twice as likely to die as their female counterparts. Motao Zhu, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor at the West Virginia University...
With winter in full swing, Wright & Schulte LLC is encouraging drivers to review safe winter driving tips and road safety tips that can help save lives. Columbus, OH (PRWEB) December 04, 2012 Driving during the winter requires that people take extra precautions on the roadways to prevent car accidents. Safe winter driving tips, however, is not limited to the act of driving, but to people carrying safe winter driving tips equipment in vehicles that can help when in a car accident or...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online Electronic stability control (ESC) technology in automobiles has prevented thousands of fatalities in the US over the past three years, according to a new study released by federal safety regulators on Friday. In the joint report, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that that the high-tech braking systems, which are required on all cars since 2011...
