Pedestrian Injury Risk Goes Up in School Zones
Heading Back to Class Often Dangerous for Young Pedestrians According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the school bus is the safest vehicle on the road, and children are about 70 times safer riding a bus to and from school than walking or...
More Binge Drinking During the Pandemic
But Excessive Drinking in Colorado and Elsewhere Is Nothing New Although not as common as it used to be, drinking and driving continue to be a deadly combination on our nation's roads. Around the country, authorities continue to go after impaired drivers by expanding...
How Are Colorado Roads Being Made Safer for Cyclists?
And What Bicyclists Can Do to Avoid Accidents and Prevent Injuries Last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued its first comprehensively researched study on bicycle safety in decades. The subject is an urgent one in large part because, as the...
COVID-19 Shifts Bicycle Use Into High Gear
Bike sales and repair businesses are on a roll while bicycle lanes are being added to prevent injuries and accidents. Bicycling has surged in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic, with its associated shutdowns of playgrounds, schools, sporting events, and social...
Paralysis After a Colorado Auto Accident
Coping with the Physical and Emotional Toll of Devastating Injuries Spinal-cord injuries can cause an auto accident victim to suffer lifelong changes in muscle strength, feeling, and other bodily functions below the location of the injury. Paralysis caused by an...
Drivers Who Run Red Lights Are Involved in Hundreds of Fatal Accidents Every Year
Colorado Drivers Rank Among the Worst Offenders August 2 to August 8 was National Stop on Red Week, the week during which drivers are invited to contemplate the fact that auto accidents involving running red lights have killed nearly 12,000 people since 2004. The...