Posts under ‘auto safety’

The National Safety Council recently announced new findings regarding cell phone use and driving.  NSC states that every year at least 1.6 million car accidents are caused by cell phone use.  This number was previously thought to be far less, or no more than 600,000 accidents caused by cell phones.
 “We now know that at least 1.6 million crashes [...]

KOMO 4 News has reported that a severely injured cheerleader, Jessie Follett, has received incredible support from her local community when a benefit dinner was held in her honor.  The benefit was to raise money to pay for Jessie’s medical bills.  Jessie’s family did not have adequate insurance coverage to pay for her expected medical  [...]

KIRO TV’s Jenni Hogan recently reported on the top five trouble spots on roadways in the Puget Sound region of Washington.  Ms. Hogan is the morning traffic anchor for KIRO TV.  The information was gleaned from information provided by WSDOT and the WSP.  These “trouble spots” are as follows (in the order of least severity):
5. Interstate [...]

Marysville, WA
This report is every parent’s worst nightmare.  On Saturday, February 7, 2009, a young child was hit by a car while crossing the streets of 55th Avenue NE at 95th Street NE in the city of Marysville, Washington.
The child’s injuries appear serious given that he or she was transported by helicopter to Harborview Medical [...]

Yesterday there was 2-car crash that occurred in Seattle at or near the intersection of Beacon Avenue South and South Ferdinand Streets.  One of the drivers was an 83-year-old man who was trapped in his vehicle after it overturned following the crash.  Both drivers were taken to Harborview Medical Center.  There was no word on which driver [...]

Bremerton, Washington
On February 1, 2009, it was reported by the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office that a 3-year-old child was killed while the child’s mother was backing up a truck.  Reports were that the mother went outside to the truck, and the child followed without the mother’s knowledge.  The toddler climbed into the bed of the [...]

Friday, January 30, 2009
A serious car accident occurred today in the Interbay area, just south of Ballard in Seattle.  The accident involved a two-car, head-on collision which caused life-threatening injuries to both drivers.  Another passenger was taken to Harborview Medical Center by ambulance.
Negligent driving is the failure to exercise ordinary care, or the failure to [...]

Today Parade Magazine quoted a study by researchers from Australia which stated that white colored vehicles have a higher safety record than darker colored cars.  Compared with cars in daylight hours, black vehicles had a 12% higher crash risk; gray colored were 11% higher; and 10% higher for blue or red colored vehicles.    At dawn or dusk, [...]