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This week, September 16 - 22, is Child Passenger Safety Week. It is a perfect time to make sure that your children are riding in the correct car seat. Unfortunately, car accidents are the number one cause of deaths fo...
read morePictures of kindergarteners getting on the bus for the first time are frequent Facebook posts at this time of the year. As kids go off to school, some parents worry whether personally driving their children to school is ...
read moreTall and narrow vehicles that sit higher off the ground such as sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and vans may be more prone to rollover accidents. In this type of accident, if vehicle occupants are not wearing th...
read moreMonday morning commuters were greeted this week with a traffic mess; however, it could have been much worse. Early in the morning, a wreck near Austin involving two 18-wheelers knocked out power to traffic lights. Accor...
read moreA South Austin neighborhood will benefit from a new bikeway this school year. One of the main changes is that the bikeway is separated from the roadway by posts (also known as bollards). With school about to start fo...
read moreIn a hit-and-run case, the person who leaves the scene of the accident can be charged criminally and also held liable in civil court. Criminal charges in a hit-and-run accident are a felony and may result in prison tim...
read moreAggressive drivers are a problem in most major cities. This is not an exception in Austin. An aggressive tailgater or a pick-up truck that tries to pass a slower driver in the shoulder of a highway can easily cause a Te...
read moreFaces of Drunk Driving, is a new campaign sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation in coordination with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. The campaign shows t...
read moreRecently, we discussed that the Texas Department of Transportation approved an increase in the speed limit to 80 mph on some local freeways. The TxDOT is now discussing whether to increase the speed limit to 85 mph on a...
read moreSo far, in 2012, 36 people have died in traffic crashes on Austin roads. The number is higher than at this time last year. According to police records, the average number of yearly traffic fatalities in Austin over the p...
read moreCommuters in Austin are starting to have more options when it comes to how they get to work. More people are avoiding daily traffic congestion and cycling to work instead. Riders generally must take a defensive approach...
read moreSafety systems already standard in passenger cars will be required on large trucks and buses under a proposed federal regulation. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants manufacturers to install electron...
read moreFor young people the greatest risk of injury or death comes from automobile accidents. A recent study conducted by AAA's safety foundation found that chances of a fatal car accident for teen drivers dramatically increa...
read moreMay is motorcycle safety and awareness month in Texas and across the United States. For those who ride, an Austin motorcycle accident can have serious long term consequences. The Texas Department of Safety reports that...
read moreNew research is seeking to develop better diagnostic procedures to detect mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Army is underwriting the research program, but any diagnostic and treatment advances from the program will ...
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