What Percentage of Motorcycle Riders Get Into Accidents?

The sense of freedom motorcyclists experience when they’re on the road is hard to beat, and most experienced bikers follow proper safety practices and ride with the proper gear to help keep them safe. Unfortunately, motorcyclists are always at great risk because of various factors contributing to crashes. A majority

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What Are Most Motorcycle Accidents Caused By?

Countless individuals across the country will tell you there’s nothing like hitting the open road on a motorcycle. Some enjoy cruising local roadways on warm spring days, while others love taking in the sights on long road trip vacations. Regardless of the weather or the length of the trip, however,

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Did Tiger’s Genesis SUV Actually Save His Life?

A Genesis SUV loaned to Tiger Woods for a golf tournament they sponsored in Southern California may be a big reason his life was spared. According to many reports Tiger Woods was driving a Genesis GV80 at the time of the crash. Woods lost control of the SUV he was

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Baby Food Rules Allow Too Many Toxins According To Congress

Ingredient in many baby foods, including some organic foods are contaminated with heavy metals like arsenic, lead and cadmium at levels far higher than those allowed in products like bottled water congressional investigators reported. Their report underscored the federal government’s lax approach to overseeing the safety of baby food despite

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Drivers’ Aids May Increase Distractions

A study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in collaboration with Virginia Tech has found that drives who own cars with assistance technology are nearly twice as likely to engage in distracted behavior like texting, playing with the radio or not paying attention to the road. The distracted behavior

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Impossible Burger Tests Positive For Round-Up

As Beyond Meat’s new “Impossible Burger” is bringing increased attention to the alt-protein food category, it’s important to know what’s actually in it. The Impossible Burger was first written about in 2017 when Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) documents uncovered that the FDA disagreed with the company’s safety assessments of

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Cellphones Lead To Thousands Of Head And Neck Injuries Annually

The warnings against distracted driving have existed since cellphones have existed. The most important change in the last decade is cellphones have morphed into “smart” handheld devices. That change has moved injuries from the driver’s seat to so many other places. Researchers at Rutgers have reviewed information from a national

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Water Agency Pays $14 Million After Teens Die In Canal

The families of two 17 year olds who were fatally electrocuted while trying to save a dog from a canal in Dixon each received $7 million in civil settlements from the irrigation district. Jacob Hourmouzus and Jacob Scheider were killed after they jumped in the Weyand Canal off Dixon Avenue

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Boat Where 34 Died Exempt From Safety Rules By Coast Guard

The dive boat where 34 people died was exempted from safety rules designed to make it easier for passengers to escape according to a recent report from the Los Angeles times. The Conception was just one of over 300 small passenger vessels given the special exemptions from federal safety upgrades.

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