The National Safety Council and Centers for Disease Prevention are in the midst of a nationwide campaign to highlight and positively influence teens and young drivers. CDC records indicate that traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for teens and young adults. According to the most recent data from the CDC, more than 2300 teenagers, age 16-19, were involved in automobile crashes that resulted in a death.
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What Are the Most Common Car Accident Injuries?
With so many laws that govern driver behavior, you would think that motor-vehicle collisions would be few and far between. Sadly, car accidents are still a leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States.
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Texting and Driving Laws in Iowa: What You Need to Know
Each day in the United States, approximately 9 people are killed and more than 1,000 are injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver. Shocking as those numbers may seem, the keyword in that statement is “reported;” these are only the incidents we hear about.
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Collision Involving at Least 10 Vehicles Shuts down Fleur Drive in Des Moines
According to KCCI, a multi-vehicle collision involving nearly a dozen cars shut down Fleur Drive in Des Moines earlier this month. The chain-reaction crash occurred on a Sunday evening at around 8 p.m.
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What Kinds of Defective Products Can Cause Serious Injury or Illness?
If you get hurt or fall ill while using a defective product, what you do next could make or break a subsequent injury claim. Although your first priority should always be your health, the steps that come after visiting the doctor will vary depending on the product in question and the severity of the damages.
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How to Keep Your Cool & Avoid Road Rage When Driving
Aggressive driving tactics like tailgating and changing lanes erratically may not seem all that dangerous, but they can have devastating consequences. People who let their anger and frustration affect their driving might feel like they are in control of the situation—and their vehicle—but even a simple error or misjudgment could cause a catastrophic crash.
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