Several municipalities in the greater St. Louis area have passed ordinances banning texting and driving. The City Council of O’Fallon enacted an ordinance and cited six specific examples of behavior such as using a mirror to “engage in grooming,” inputting information into a GPS device, and writing. The ordinance has…
When temperatures fall, motorists are warned to keep a lookout for one of fall’s common causes of auto accidents–deer. The Missouri Highway Patrol indicates that as mating season and hunting season combine with a high number of deer, the number of deer-related car crashes usually rises. Some Helpful Hints: If…
Interstate 70 Crashes Crashes on Interstate 70 have disturbingly become almost daily news stories. Due to the higher rates of speed on interstates compared to other highways and the sometimes high volume of traffic, interstate crashes can be the most dangerous types of accidents for truck drivers, passenger car drivers,…
Drowning is the second leading cause of serious injury or death for U.S. children. Nine people drown every day in the US, and 75% of the drowning occurs between May and September. Many steps can be taken to prevent your child from drowning or sustaining a serious injury. However, children…
According to statistics, there are around 83.3 million dogs in the United States kept in approximately 56.7 households. The CDC survey reports that are an average of 4.5 million American dog bite victims per year, 1.5% of the population. With 885,000 bites per year, almost one out of every five…
Petition – Reducing Child Hot Car Deaths KidsAndCars.org has launched a petition to the White House calling for technology to prevent child hot car deaths (petition details below). If you have listened to the news or been exposed to media at all this summer, you are aware of the highly publicized…
An average of 38 children die every year in hot car deaths. Far too many children have been inadvertently left in hot vehicles or have gotten into a vehicle on their own. Vehicular heatstroke tragedies change the lives of parents, families, and communities forever. KidsAndCars.org We are active supporters of…
Summer is Motorcycle Season With summer around the corner, the sound of motorcycles should be a familiar one to us all. However, it seems to take several months for some drivers to actively look for motorcycles while driving. Motorcycle season gets busy in late April and early May and goes…
The 23 interstate highways that crisscross Illinois are all linked to the 13 Illinois interstates that carry traffic across Illinois borders into surrounding states and throughout the country via the national interstate system. In 2012, when the state of Wisconsin unveiled a plan for expanding the Interstate 39/90 corridor from the…
Study Finds Victims with Attorneys Are Paid 3 1/2 Times More Than Individuals Without Attorneys A large study conducted by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) concluded that payouts to injured victims were much higher when the injured party was represented by an attorney. In another study by All-Industry Research Advisory…
