Keeping Connecticut Drivers Safe for the Holidays and Beyond
(December 2011) Connecticut state troopers recently launched a holiday-themed initiative to cut down on the amount of accidents seen on the roadways. The aptly named Operation S.A.N.T.A. (Stop Another Needless [...]
Read More...Economic Downturn Leading To Decline In Drunk Driving?
(November 2011) The current economic downturn has had a negative effect all around the country. With a weak housing market and many Americans out of work, it is hard to [...]
Read More...Connecticut Student Killed By University Shuttle Bus
(September 2011) On the evening of March 22, 2011, 20-year old University of Connecticut student, David Plamondon, was crossing a campus intersection and struck by a campus shuttle driven by Lukasz [...]
Read More...Connecticut Is Second Most Dangerous State For Pedestrians
(July 2011) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a crash-related pedestrian injury occurs roughly every eight minutes. A related death happens every two hours. Pedestrian safety is [...]
Read More...Study Analyzes Dangers of Side-Impact Crashes
(January 2011) Vehicle safety has long been a focus of auto makers. Each new car or truck that is developed contains new advancements that are intended to help keep drivers and [...]
Read More...Connecticut Takes Part in Teen Safe Driver Awareness Week
(December 2010) New drivers need extensive training before getting behind the wheel. Even with the intensive hands-on instruction that teen drivers receive, their inexperience leaves them vulnerable when first learning to [...]
Read More...Staying Safe on Connecticut Roads
(November 2010) The winter driving season is here. For those of us in Connecticut, that means dealing with everything from huge snowplows to harsh glare and from whiteout conditions to [...]
Read More...Connecticut Assisting Federal Government’s Distracted Driving Program
(June 2010) U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is determined to make inroads against distracted driving as a top killer on the nation’s roads. He applauds the states that have passed [...]
Read More...Hit and Run Dangers: Pedestrians Beware
(May 2010) Hit-and-run accident victims aren’t always in vehicles. This month, a 49-year-old man in New Haven, Conn., was struck by a hit-and-run driver while walking in a bicycle lane. He [...]
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