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Vehicle Maintenance Tips for Preventing Car Accidents
Year-round vehicle maintenance is one way to prevent car accidents in Wisconsin. Hot summers and cold winters can damage vehicles; below are four vehicle maintenance tips that can help you stay safer on the local roads and highways. Look at the tire tread – Tire tread refers to the rubber…
Read MoreWisconsin Senate Approves Tougher Penalties for Drunk Driving
The Wisconsin Senate passed a bill last week to impose tougher penalties for repeated drunk driving offenses. The measure passed the state senate without opposition on Jan. 20, 2016. Currently, a fourth DUI offense is only considered a felony if it happens within five years of a third offense. This…
Read MoreMilwaukee Sheriffs Office Releases Holiday DUI Initiative Results
The results are in from a Milwaukee County Sheriffs initiative to keep the public safe from impaired drivers over the New Years holiday weekend. Fourteen first offenders and one repeat offender were arrested. David Clarke, Milwaukee County Sheriff, mandated additional law enforcement patrols from December 31, 2015 to January 3,…
Read MoreAAA Anticipates 100 Million Holiday Travelers
For the first time in recorded history, AAA anticipates that 100 million people will travel this holiday season, equating to almost one in three Americans. Around 100.5 million are estimated to travel 50 or more miles away from home, representing a 1.4 percent rise from 2014. It is the 7th…
Read MoreWisconsin Crackdown on Holiday Drunk Driving Continues
As part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, running Dec. 18 to Jan. 3, an ad will run before the Star Wars: The Force Awakens begins for millions of Americans. The ad will feature and focus on a young man and woman…
Read MoreNHTSA Proposes Overhaul of 5-Star Safety Ratings
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is raising the bar on safety with the recent announcement of drastic changes to the 5-Star Safety Ratings system. The safety regulator is placing a new focus on safety through technology with the addition of several new proposals for crash-test rating criteria. The…
Read MorePedestrians in Wheelchairs More Likely to Be Involved in Accidents
A recent Georgetown University study has uncovered unsettling information pertaining to pedestrian accidents: pedestrians in wheelchairs are at a higher risk of being killed by a vehicle versus non-wheelchair pedestrians. More than half of these fatal accidents occur at intersections, and men are at a greater risk than women. Georgetown…
Read MoreDecember 7-11 Marks Older Driver Safety Awareness Week
As we age, our ability to drive safely can be negatively impacted by chronic conditions and impairments. To shine needed light on older driver safety issues, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is sponsoring Older Driver Safety Awareness Week, which will run December 7th through 11th. How the Aging Process…
Read More2014 Traffic Fatalities Drop
Traffic fatalities in 2014 dropped to the lowest point since record-keeping began in 1975. Figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations (NHTSA) Fatal Analysis Reporting System report a total of only 32,675 deaths for the year. Causes of 2014 Fatal Accidents Although total traffic fatalities for the year were…
Read MoreThanksgiving Day Travel Tips for 2015
Almost 47 million Americans are expected to travel 50 or more miles for Thanksgiving this year between November 25th and November 29th. Below are some Thanksgiving Day travel tips to help you and your loved ones stay safe. Driving for Thanksgiving Approximately 42 million Americans will hit the road for…
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