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New Study Suggests Digital Billboards Another Road Distraction
A new Swedish study found that electronic billboards create a new distraction on the highways and may raise the risks of crashes. The study, published online by the journal Traffic Injury Prevention said that drivers tend to look longer at electronic billboards. The study took 41 drivers and had them drive an instrumented vehicle…
CDC Study: 4% Drivers Fall Asleep Behind Wheel
A recently released study of adult drivers in 19 states as well as the District of Columbia showed 4.2 percent of drivers fell asleep behind the wheel within the previous month. Researchers said those who reported sleeping less than six hours daily, those who snored and those who reported unintentionally falling asleep during the…
CPSC Report Shows Highest Number Of Tip-Over Deaths Recorded
The year 2011 saw the most furniture tip-over deaths ever, according to a new report released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The report, issued Friday showed that 349 people, about 84 percent aged nine or younger, were killed between 2000 and 2011. In 2011, there were 41 recorded fatalities, which is the highest-ever…
Boy, 4, Killed When Run Over By Snowplow
A four-year-old was killed Tuesday morning when he was accidentally struck by a snow plow as his father plowed their driveway and he played nearby. According to news reports, 4-year-old Collin Fitzgerald of Star Township, Wis. in St. Croix County was playing in a snow fort his parents had built for him as his…
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Woman Cited In Three DWI Crashes In Three Hours
A 21-year-old Verona woman was cited for drinking and driving after three crashes Oct. 26 in both Green and Dane Counties. A 35-year-old woman was driving with her infant when she was nearly hit head-on by Danielle S. Kraus on Highway J. Officials said the drunk driver was driving the wrong-way straight toward her,…
New Law Prohibits Cell Use By Teens, New Drivers
A new law will take effect in Wisconsin tomorrow, making it illegal for Wisconsin teens to talk on their cell phones while behind the wheel. Teens and anyone with a probationary license or instructional permit will be restricted from talking on a cell phone while driving. A fine of $20 to $40 will be…
NHTSA Stats: School Buses Safest Transportation To School
Parents should rest assured as they place their kid’s safety in the hands of the bus drivers each morning because school buses are the safest vehicles out there, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the National Highway Safety Administration. NHTSA said riding a school bus is statistically seven times safer than riding…
WI May Drop Requirements For Some Types Of Safety Outlets
An article in the Wisconsin State Journal this week said Gov. Scott Walker has a plan to remove many mandatory requirements in place to detect fire-causing conditions. Currently, builders must install arc-fault circuit-interrupter protection, ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection along with tamper-resistant recptacles in all new construction as well as in many types of remodels. The…
Study: Some Crash Avoidance Features Help Reduce Crashes
A study released by the Highway Loss Data Institute this summer showed that crash avoidance features help in the reduction of crashes. The study, based off of insurance claims analyses showed that forward collision avoidance systems, specifically those that brake autonomonously and adaptive headlights helped decrease crashes for drivers. Forward collision avoidance systems alert…