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Hear that noise? No? Then you could be in big trouble. One of the unique features of electric and hybrid cars is that they are quiet - too quiet, sometimes. When these cars are traveling at low speeds, pedestrians are in danger because they cannot hear the vehicles approaching. After years of delays, the U.S....

Recently, our District Department of Transportation released a report listing the most dangerous intersections in the District of Columbia in 2017. The analysis had an overall ranking, which focused on the severity, frequency, and rate of crashes. Contributing to this were three other sources of data, that compiled for  total number of accidents involving bicycles,...

We now live in the era of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and numerous  forms of social media pathways that have become windows into our daily lives and activities, and in some cases, into our privacy. By the stroke of a keyboard or click of a mouse we expose information about our personal lives, activities, family and...

The latest news about the number of sleep-deprived drivers on our roadways is, well, eye-opening. In a study described as the most in-depth ever on the subject, researchers found the percentage of crashes involving drowsy drivers is almost eight times higher than previously thought, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. A new study...

The start of 2018 brought some sobering statistics; pedestrian fatalities are among the highest this country has ever seen. According to a report released by the Governors Highway Safety Administration (GHSA), just under 6,000 pedestrians lost their lives last year. "We've plateaued at a very bad place," claims the report's author Richard Retting. "This should...

It is hard to deny the benefits of vehicle backup cameras. They allow drivers to see around blind spots and alert them to any impediments near the back of the vehicle. They increase safety for everyone on the road by reducing the risk of avoidable injury. This device, once viewed as a luxury item, is...

Negligent security lawsuits are recognized as valid claims as part of Maryland's premises liability tort law. Under Maryland law, property owners have a duty to ensure that people on their premises are not the victims of "foreseeable" crimes. When a property owner fails to provide adequate protections, and a crime results, he or she may...

Traffic safety does not begin and end with local roadways in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. As pointed out in a recent report by Safety + Health, the Official Magazine of the National Safety Council Congress and Expo, parking lots can be just as dangerous. The problem pointed out in the article is that motorists tend...

With devices becoming more mobile and multi-functional, it's a common sight to see pedestrians walking with their eyes glued to their cellphones, or distracted with their earbuds, instead of paying attention to what they are doing. Whether it be crossing the street during a red light, heading towards that crack in the sidewalk, or strolling...