Going straight is the deadliest driving maneuver in the U.S. Negotiating a curve and turning left are the second and third most common driving maneuvers before a deadly crash. This is according to a new study by personal injury lawyers from Zinda Law Group. The research focuses on driving ...

Passing a stopped school bus is one of the most flagrant traffic violations there is. Obviously, it has the potential to seriously injure or even kill our most precious people — our children — and I don’t know of anyone that wants to hurt our youth. However, on Nov. 13 at 2:37 p.m., ...

Christmas is traveling time for many Americans, and weather can often be a problem. The Franklin County Traffic Safety Board (TSB) wants everyone to have a safe trip, whether you are traveling this Christmas or anytime. So, we elicited help from the old pro, Santa Claus, for advice. After all, ...

Last week’s DYK article was about a proposal by New York state Assembly member Jo Anne Simon to lower the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) for driving while intoxicated in New York state from .08 to .05. Currently, Utah is the only state that has adopted the lower limit, which became ...

Several New York state lawmakers want to lower the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for drunken driving to .05 to combat a surge in alcohol-related crashes on New York roads since the start of the pandemic. Federal safety experts say lowering the legal limit to a .05 BAC would save ...

In a recent news release from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, a nationwide survey — which examined the teen-driving environment in each of the 50 states by using a collection of 23 key metrics — found New York state was ranked the safest in the nation for teen drivers. The study ...