According to Highway Patrol, a Beaufort County man was injured in two different pedestrian accidents when he was struck in separate areas within 5 minutes of each in Beaufort County, North Carolina. Troopers say it happened on Voice of America Rd. near Cherry Run Rd. around 6:15 a.m. N.C.Troopers reported that a person was driving…
Realistic speed limits are a traffic engineering tool used to derive the best traffic service for a given set of roadway conditions. Studies have shown that driving behavior is an extension of social attitude, and the majority of drivers respond in a safe and reasonable manner as demonstrated by their consistently favorable driving records. However…
Motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death among children in the U.S. But many of these deaths can be prevented. Placing children in age- and size-appropriate car seats and booster seats reduces serious and fatal injuries by more than half. As the mother of a young child I understand how a parent could…
In two days, four lives were lost and four families were changed forever. To make matters even worse, two of the lost lives were children. One was a 7-year-old child who was hit by a car in Sanford, North Carolina (NC) and the other was a 6-year-old child who was involved in a car crash…
A shortage of South Carolina Highway Patrol officers may mean that it will take longer for police to respond to car accidents and more traffic on highways after car accidents take place.