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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been spreading rapidly across the U.S. in recent weeks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), older adults and people with underlying health conditions are the most at risk of suffering severe illness. Another group that is at risk isn't mentioned by the CDC, according to CNN. That's...

Far too many good, responsible people lose their lives on Connecticut roads due to reckless drivers. These are mothers, fathers, grandparents, sons, and daughters. Some drivers fail to take other's lives into account when they use cellphones behind the wheel, exceed the speed limit, weave through traffic, or drive while impaired. State crash data shows...

School buses are used to transport more than 25 million students each day across the United States. They are considered the safest way for children to get to school and extracurricular activities. Did you know that impaired driving is a safety concern for school bus drivers? It is, according to a recent study conducted by Stateline - a...

After a snowstorm hits Connecticut, you likely see that some drivers clear only enough snow to see out of their windows and windshields - and they do so at the expense of others. Blowing snow can blindside other motorists, creating visibility problems and swerve risks. Sheets of hard, compact snow and ice can fly off...

San Francisco e-cigarette company Juul has been under fire after an upsurge of vaping-related lung illnesses swept the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this resulted in approximately 2,711 hospitalizations and sixty deaths as of January 21, 2020. An investigation into Juul continues, due to its marketing practices that targeted children...

This winter season has already gotten off to a rough start in Connecticut. Recently, a small layer of snow caused some problems for drivers across the state. Four people sustained injuries in a two-car crash on Route 4 in Burlington, according to the Hartford Courant. There are no reports on how the crash occurred, but...

For nearly a decade, the United States has been grappling with a growing epidemic of pedestrian deaths. According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, the number of pedestrian fatalities from 2010-2017 increased by nearly 39 percent. The numbers continued to climb in the years that followed. For example: in 2018, 6,227 pedestrians were killed in...

The family of a Wolcott man who was killed in a crash in 2017 is speaking out against distracted driving, according to FOX61. Their hope is to encourage drivers to put down their cellphones while driving. The fatal crash occurred when the victim was parked and loading two lawnmowers into a pickup truck. A driver...

How often do we see other motorists engaging in tasks that have nothing to do with driving? Whether it involves using a cellphone, eating, drinking, multitasking, or tuning a car radio, distracted driving is all around us. A recent study conducted by a smartphone driving platform, TrueMotion Inc., tracked the cellphone use of roughly 30,000...

In recent years, vehicle technology has inched closer to a future previously only depicted in sci-fi movies. Things have come a long way, but more research and work must still be done to protect consumers and road users. Among the many emerging vehicle safety features coming standard in some new cars, automatic braking with pedestrian...