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Motorcyclist helmets found to save lives

Here's an interesting story from the Associated Press:   By Mike Stobbe Associated Press ATLANTA — Fewer motorcyclists die in states that require helmets, and the costs to society are lower too, according to a new federal study released Thursday. About five times as many no-helmet biker deaths occur in [...]

By | June 14th, 2012|10 Comments

Fewer say they’re driving drunk

With the controversy over DUI checkpoints in Sonoma County, here's an interesting story from the Associated Press on the number of people who say they drive drunk, sometimes daily: By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Drunken driving incidents have fallen 30 percent in the last five years, [...]

By | October 5th, 2011|2 Comments

Fewer teens dying in car crashes

Here's a thought provoking story from the Associated Press: ATLANTA (AP) — Fatal car crashes involving teen drivers fell by about a third over five years, according to a new federal report that partly credits the drop to tougher state limits on younger drivers. The number of teen deaths fell [...]

By | October 21st, 2010|0 Comments