Work Zone Safety

Here's the three "S's" of managing work zones safely. Speed, Space and Stress. Handle these three factors and you're almost home free.

MANAGE YOUR SPEED:
• Slow Down
MANAGE YOUR SPACE:
• Leave Room
MANAGE YOUR STRESS:
• Keep Your Cool

Ways to Avoid A Car Wreck # 5

Columbus, Ohio. According to personal injury attorney, David A. Bressman, nearly 40,000 people die each year in car wrecks. Further, of the nearly 6 million car wrecks yearly, almost 50% involve an injury. The best way to avoid injury is drive safely and prudently. This, of course, is obvious but too few "experts" give any meaning to driving safely and prudently. The following series is designed to give you some practical pointers on HOW to do this.

#5: Look through the car ahead of you. Most drivers focus on the back of the vehicle in from of them when they are on crowded roads. If that driver brakes or swerves suddenly, you might have little time to react. It is better to look through the rear window and front windshield of the car you are trailing to keep an eye on the vehicle ahead of it (assuming that tinted windows or some other elements of the vehicle's design do not block your view). This will provide more warning if there is a problem on the road ahead.

Ways to Avoid A Car Wreck # 4

Columbus, Ohio. According to personal injury attorney, David A. Bressman, nearly 40,000 people die each year in car wrecks. Further, of the nearly 6 million car wrecks yearly, almost 50% involve an injury. The best way to avoid injury is drive safely and prudently. This, of course, is obvious but too few "experts" give any meaning to driving safely and prudently. The following series is designed to give you some practical pointers on HOW to do this.

#4: Keep headlights on, even during the day, if you don't have daytime running lights. This increases the odds that other drivers will see you.

Ways to Avoid A Car Wreck # 3

Columbus, Ohio. According to personal injury attorney, David A. Bressman, nearly 40,000 people die each year in car wrecks. Further, of the nearly 6 million car wrecks yearly, almost 50% involve an injury. The best way to avoid injury is drive safely and prudently. This, of course, is obvious but too few "experts" give any meaning to driving safely and prudently. The following series is designed to give you some practical pointers on HOW to do this.

#3: Brake and accelerate in a straight line on wet roads. When roads are wet or icy, try to complete your braking before you enter a turn and begin accelerating only after you have come out of it. This reduces the odds of a skid.

Ways to Avoid A Car Wreck # 2

Columbus, Ohio. According to personal injury attorney, David A. Bressman, nearly 40,000 people die each year in car wrecks. Further, of the nearly 6 million car wrecks yearly, almost 50% involve an injury. The best way to avoid injury is drive safely and prudently. This, of course, is obvious but too few "experts" give any meaning to driving safely and prudently. The following series is designed to give you some practical pointers on HOW to do this.

#2: Choose routes with intersections that have left-turn green arrows particularly if you are over age 70 or live in a region with lots of older drivers. Turning left in front of oncoming vehicles at an intersection is a common driving mistake among those over 70 because age often impairs our ability to judge the speed of approaching traffic. Such collisions are much less common where traffic lights have green arrows that let drivers know when to turn.

Ways to Avoid A Car Wreck #1

Columbus, Ohio. According to personal injury attorney, David A. Bressman, nearly 40,000 people die each year in car wrecks. Further, of the nearly 6 million car wrecks yearly, almost 50% involve an injury. The best way to avoid injury is drive safely and prudently. This, of course, is obvious but too few "experts" give any meaning to driving safely and prudently. The following series is designed to give you some practical pointers on HOW to do this.

#1: Plan well. Stay off the roads between midnight and 3 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Drunk-driving collisions are most common during these hours. The safest time to drive on weekend nights is between 9 p.m. and midnight when most heavy drinkers are still at bars and parties. Most weekday crashes occur during the morning and evening rush hours, but these tend to be less severe crashes, not the frequently fatal smashups caused by drunk drivers. If you are planning a weekend event, make sure your guests leave before the above times to ensure safest travel. As well, if you are at a party, or have a loved one at a party, do your best to set a safe time to leave [and, of course, if you have imbibed of the alcoholic beverages, don't be stupid, have someone else, a sober someone else, drive you home or be prepared to stay the night].