Millions of people use prescription medications daily for a wide array health issues from asthma to high cholesterol to migraines. And the cost of those medicines is about plummet. When drug…
Many of us can appreciate the cool cars, fast speeds and exciting competition that comes with racing. Whether Nascar or IndyCar racing is more your speed, the sport has gained popularity over the…
On September 7, 2011, a private jet carrying a Russian professional hockey team crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 43 of the 45 people on board. The plane allegedly struggled to gain altitude…
Conventional wisdom is that the more sophisticated airplanes become, the less likely they are to crash. But a new report has questioned that supposition, suggesting that pilot’s automation…
Some recent truck rollover accidents in our area bring up an important vehicle safety issue about passenger trucks and large vehicles such as SUVs. Pickups are among the most dangerous type of…
Strapping myself into a tiny plane seat, elbow to elbow with the passenger next to me as the flight attendants pantomime safety instructions from the isle, I hope that this will be a flight without…
There is no shortage of information available on crashes caused by drunken drivers. The same cannot be said of drivers who use drugs. Until now. A new study suggests drivers who die in crashes…
Earlier this month a tragic bus crash on I-95 north of Richmond, Virginia (VA), left four women dead and over 50 injured victims. The accident involved a bus owned by the discount bus company Sky…
Welcome solutions to problems that probably should not have arisen are currently being implemented across the United States through a public-private initiative called the Partnership for…
You know those stories we secretly like to chuckle over, about people driving into yards or fountains or even buildings because their GPS told them to? Well, the stories are getting less and less…
An IranAir Boeing 727 came down and broke into pieces near the city of Orumiyeh, killing 77 people on Sunday, Jan. 9. Twenty-eight people, many of who suffered various injuries, survived the…
“Abuse the booze and you will lose.” More than 16,000 drivers in North Carolina heard that tune in 2010. Highway safety campaigns in North Carolina last year resulted in more than…
