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I’m sure you have all seen the scooters taking the world by storm one city at a time. Or should I say the birds taking over transportation one flock at a time? Both companies, Bird and Lime, are just around one year old and have experienced their ups and downs. Most of their downs has…

“Vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children. From 2012 to 2016, there were 3,268 children under 13 killed while riding in passenger vehicles…” Even worse is that one-third of the children in these accidents were not even wearing a seat belt. These deaths are preventable with the proper safety precautions. This is why…

Owners of vehicles often are concerned with accidents, drunk drivers, and distracted drivers but comparatively few people think of vehicle theft. Although it does not occur as often as an accident does, it most likely occurs more than you think. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “A motor vehicle is stolen every 41…

With the constant increase in technology distracted driving is only becoming more and more prevalent. Distracted driving does not only include texting or talking on the phone while driving, it could also mean eating, engaging in an emotional conversation or even playing with the stereo. Texting while driving though, “is the most alarming distraction. Sending or…

It has always seemed to be a safe assumption to say that newer car models are safer than older models. NHTSA recently released data that shows just how much safer those newer models are. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “Using the most recent fatal crash data, this analysis supports previous research in…

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “The sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays can damage your skin in as little as 15 minutes.” The Environmental Protection Agency has stated that, “More than 1 million people in the United States are diagnosed with skin cancer each year, making it the most common form of cancer…

A heatstroke is caused by being exposed to extremely high temperatures to the point where your body is not able to dissipate the heat. Leaving children in an unattended car is a common cause of heatstrokes. It doesn’t have to be necessarily hot outside either.  A car In 60 degree weather can reach an inside…

In 2012, a woman, age 83, was shopping in Goodwill when she pushed a cart over a floor mat at one of the cash registers. The Mat turned up and buckled causing her to trip and fall over it. She sustained serious and permanent injuries due to the fall. The company, Cintas, owned the mats…

Fireworks can be a fun and beautiful way to celebrate during the summer months. However if you don’t take caution they can become extremely dangerous. According to the National Fire Protection Association , “In 2017, U.S. hospital emergency rooms treated an estimated 12,900 people for fireworks related injuries; 54% of those injuries were to the…

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about ten people die everyday from unintentional drowning. In the summer day of 2005, Yoni Gottesman was one of those 10 to drown. He was only four years old and was attending his first day of summer camp. The incident was caught on surveillance video. Yoni can…