Week of August 12, 2019
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Don't Get Distracted When Driving With Passengers
Women on WheelsDrivers with passengers were almost 60 per cent more likely to have a crash resulting in serious injury compared to when driving alone…
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What's Your 'I Can't Believe I Didn't Crash' Story?
JalopnikThere’s every reason to think that I’d be safe from serious injury in a car. But I almost blew all of that by driving drowsy.
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Our View: School Bus Safety Is Up To All Of Us
herald courierRoughly 25 million children nationwide begin and end their day on a school bus, according to the National Safety Council. In Southwest Virginia, thousands of students equates to hundreds of buses. Washington County has a total of 135 buses, for example.
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NASA's Eye-Movement Test Could Help Prevent Crashes Due To Drowsy Driving
The WeekThe researchers found that when participants were asked to track stimuli with unpredictable onset, direction, speed and starting location, human eye movements were dramatically impaired.
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First Bikes, Then Scooters, Now Mopeds. Next Up: Trikes And E-Cargo Bikes.
The Washington PostFor now, the District Department of Transportation is focused on luring two other modes to city streets this year: electric tricycles — trikes — and e-cargo bikes, which could facilitate the delivery of food or packages.
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How Living Car-Free Made My Neighborhood Stronger
Sustainable AmericaMy neighbors are kind and generous people, however, and it didn’t take much convincing for them to see their cars as a resource that could be extended beyond their own benefit.
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Facebook Group Names I-66 Construction Crane "Steve," Endless Memes Follow
Inside NOVABefore WPWC members gave him a name, Steve was simply known as a rubber tire crane. He came to the Manassas area to lift 10 concrete beams for the new Bull Run Drive Bridge over Interstate 66. Follow Steve on twitter @i66Crane
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Driver Conditioning Part 4: Adults Taking Responsibility For Their Driving Habits
National Safety CouncilNot many adults concern themselves with learning to be a better driver. After all, most parents have been driving for years, and “practice makes perfect,” right?
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Contractor Keeps Workers Safe By Blocking Unnecessary Smartphone Use On The Job
For Construction ProsWalsh Construction is seeing enhanced safety and clearer communication by blocking mobile device distractions for 1,000+ workers, and counting.
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Mom Arrested After Leaving Baby Locked In Hot Car In Target Parking Lot: Police
ABC NewsSurveillance video showed the baby's mother, 39-year-old Holli Platt, going into Target with three of her kids at 4:08 p.m. -- 18 minutes before the baby was rescued, officials said.