Every year dozens of children are catastrophically injured or killed because of furniture tip-over accidents. Families of these children never get over the devastation caused by these injuries. Some parents never get over the guilt they feel. These tragic accidents,...
Month: April 2015
Would acknowledgment of safety measures reduce truck accidents?
The presence of large trucks on our nation’s roads has many ramifications—both good and bad. In addition to transporting the goods that so many of us rely upon, their presence could also result in an accident occurring. To try to keep these incidents to a...
Trek Bicycle Recall
It was very upsetting to read about the product recall for 1 million Trek bicycles this week. According to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, the bikes' front wheels may "come to a sudden stop" or separate from the bicycle if the quick release lever on the...
Steps pedestrians can take to stay safe
Walking is a part of most peoples’ lives. While most people probably don’t think about how many steps they log each day, for others it is the primary type of exercise they engage in or, their main source of transportation. Regardless of how much, or why,...