Every year, around half a million crashes involve 18-wheelers in the United States. This large amount of incidents have prompted the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to undertake a new study to help determine the causes of truck crashes. The last time FMCSA released a…
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Often in car crashes, people tend to forget about the passengers in the affected cars. This is unfortunate, especially since passengers often suffer the same if not more. Insurance companies often pay no mind to the other victims of the car crash, despite having nothing…
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So far, four people have died and thirty others have been hospitalized due to a listeria outbreak. This outbreak has been linked to a recalled product from Sun Hong Foods. Their enoki mushrooms were recalled on Monday according to the FDA website. So far, Californa,…
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Today, Toyota announced that 1.8 million of its cars have been affected by a fuel pump malfunction. The initial recall was first announced in January and only affected car models from 2018-2019. Now, car models going as far back as 2013 may be affected by…
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Unfortunately, car accidents happen every day. No matter what safety precautions we take, we are still at risk of being victims of an accident on the road. What’s more terrifying is that our children might be in the car with us when this unfortunate event…
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Ten years ago, Brooke Melton was killed in a car crash in Georgia while driving her Chevy Covalt after another car struck her head-on. The 29-year-old woman was killed instantly. The police report stated that Miss. Melton was “driving too fast for conditions.” The accident…
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According to the Governors Highway Saftey Association report, pedestrians killed in traffic accidents are at an all-time high. In 2018, 6,277 pedestrians were killed by traffic accidents, the highest number in 30 years. The most concerning thing for Texans in this report is that Texas…
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Every year, almost half a million crashes involving large trucks take place. Of that, 350,000 of those crashes involve injuries, and 4,000 are fatal. More times than not, the occupants of the passenger vehicles are the ones killed or injured in these crashes. This comes…
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One of the biggest dangers of 18-wheelers is their blind spots. Tractor-trailers are often over seventy feet long. This massive length creates large bling spots, that make it impossible for the truck driver to see you. Staying out of these blind spots can help you…
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15.5 million trucks transport goods across the country every year. With such a large presence, it’s not uncommon for these massive trucks to get into car crashes with passenger cars. These crashes often result in devastating injuries for those occupants of passenger cars. These injuries…
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