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17 Sep

How Do You Make Sure Child Passengers Stay Safe?

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...

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10 Sep

School Bus Crash in North Austin as Academic Year Gets Underway

Pictures 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 ...

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4 Sep

Rollover Accident Takes Austin Woman’s Life

Tall 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...

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27 Aug

Round Rock Truck Accident Results in Injury

Monday 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...

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22 Aug

Dedicated Bike Lanes Make Getting to School Safer

A 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...

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16 Aug

Shop Finds Creative Way to Avoid Heat-Related Illnesses

This summer has been one of the hottest on record. For anyone who works outside during the summer months safety must become a priority when temperatures reach into the triple digits. In Austin, the daily highs have frequ...

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7 Aug

Soft Tissue Injuries Common in Motor Vehicle Accidents

Motor vehicle accidents can occur when least expected. From the person on the highway who does not slow down fast enough approaching a traffic jam to a distracted driver who fails to see a streetlight turn red, each scen...

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31 Jul

Hit-and-Run Accident Prompts Austin Family to Seek Stricter Law

In 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...

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23 Jul

Road Rage Leads to Many Texas Car Crashes

Aggressive 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...

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10 Jul

A Boat Accident and the Importance of Life Jackets

Recreational boating safety is in the headlines this week after a boat capsized. Tragically, three children died in the boating accident after watching the Independence Day fireworks off Long Island Sound. Officials are...

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2 Jul

Texas Campaign Seeks to Reduce Drunk Driving Accidents

Faces 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...

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25 Jun

Water Safety During the Hot Texas Summer

As the summer temperatures reach the triple digits this week, many in Austin will be looking to cool off in a nearby pool or lake. Swimming pools allow Austin residents to enjoy the outdoors during the hot summer, but sa...

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18 Jun

High Speed Crashes Are More Severe

Recently, 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...

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11 Jun

Increase in the Number of Austin Traffic Fatalities This Year

So 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...

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6 Jun

Protected “Green Lanes” Safer for Austin Cyclists

Commuters 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...

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