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How Ohio’s Teen Driving Laws Keep Your Teen Safe
It’s natural for parents to feel a mix of excitement and anxiety when their teens become newly licensed drivers. Excitement, because their kids are becoming more independent – and gone are the days of constantly shuttling them to all their various activities! However,...
5 Things to Love About DriveTeam’s Corporate Driver Training Programs
Every day, millions of people drive or ride in a vehicle as part of their occupations. These individuals are at an increased risk of crashes over others, no matter what types of vehicles they operate. In fact, according to the CDC, motor vehicle crashes are the number...
May’s Roadcheck Inspection Blitz to Focus on Driver Requirements
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual International Roadcheck inspection blitz will be held May 5-7, CVSA announced Monday. During the 72-hour ramp-up in enforcement, inspectors will include a special focus on “driver requirements” - CDLs, medical cards,...
The High Cost of Car Accidents
According to the National Safety Council (NSC), motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of death and injury in the workplace. The cost of just a single car accident could easily cost your company over $1.4 million. A report from Motus, a vehicle management and...
Aging and Driving: Staying Safe Behind the Wheel
Getting older is an inevitable part of life. There’s simply no way to stop the passage of time and the changes that come with aging. From physical changes like decreased muscle strength and vision troubles to cognitive changes that can affect your memory, older adults...
Keep Your Team Safe with a Corporate Distracted Driving Policy
There’s no doubt distracted driving has become a nationwide epidemic. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 2017, over 3,100 people were killed in a crash involving a distracted driver. Distraction-affected crashes caused 9% of the total...
The States with the Highest Drunk Driving Fatality Rates
In 2018, almost 25% of all fatal vehicle crashes involved the use of alcohol. Drunk driving is still the number one cause of death on American roadways, and according to MADD, every two seconds someone is injured in a drunk driving crash. Drunk driving affects people...
Recent Statistics and Facts about Teen Driving
In 2018, the National Safety Council (NSC) stated that an estimated 40,000 people lost their lives due to vehicle crashes. Driver-related factors such as fatigue, distraction, impairment or errors cause 90% of all accidents. The NSC also states that these behaviors...
The Importance of Getting to Know Your New Vehicle
You’ve just bought a new car – or a “new to you” car – congratulations! There’s nothing quite like that new car smell or the feeling you get when you drive that shiny vehicle off the sales lot. However, before you go driving into the sunset in your new ride, it’s...
Speeding Nets Drivers Nearly 1,500 Tickets During Week-Long Crackdown
The most-ticketed traffic offense committed by truck drivers during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Operation Safe Driver Week in July was speeding. CVSA selected speeding as the emphasis of the blitz for officers, which resulted in 1,454 tickets and...