According to statistics compiled and released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number of traffic deaths had a slight decrease in 2022 after two years of dramatic increases. Based on data from the first nine months of the year, approximately 31,785 people died in traffic crashes. This is a 0.2 percent decrease as…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), excessive alcohol use in the U.S. costs the country about a quarter trillion dollars per year—and the real figure is likely to be even higher due to inflation and other considerations. In general, this number includes costs caused by the loss of workplace productivity, health…
According to a recent investigation by USA TODAY, regulators have allowed thousands of nursing homes across the country to ignore federal staffing rules by going an entire day and night without a registered nurse on duty. Out of 15,428 nursing homes in the U.S., 11,757 of them had fewer nurses and aides than were required…
Most parents believe that they are often better drivers when they have their children in the car with them. After all, children are our most precious cargo, and we do all we can as parents to protect them. One of the most important factors that we may not realize is that having children in the…
Tractor-trailer and other commercial truck accidents cause some of the most catastrophic injuries. One of the most common causes of these accidents is fatigued truck drivers. In an effort to cut down on the incidents of fatigued driving truck accidents, the government has proposed a bill that would provide more areas for truck drivers to…