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Three Tips for Safe Recreational Vehicle Driving
Go to Three Tips for Safe Recreational Vehicle Drivingpresented by: Gary Massey Summer camping season may be over, but there’s still time to enjoy a trip in the family RV. Many drivers take recreational vehicle (RV) trips in the fall, whether it’s to follow their favorite football team to an away game or simply to get away and enjoy the autumn colors. In…
Study Reveals the Increased Danger of Texting While Driving
Go to Study Reveals the Increased Danger of Texting While DrivingThe term distracted driving has been more frequently used with the widespread use of cellular phones by drivers and with the passing of laws in many states to ban the dangerous use of this device while behind the wheel. Distracted driving can include the wide range of activities that may draw a driver’s attention away…
Motorcycle Accident Rates in Tennessee Continue to Rise
Go to Motorcycle Accident Rates in Tennessee Continue to Risepresented by: Gary Massey Despite efforts to ensure Tennessee motorcyclists are properly licensed, the rate of motorcycle accidents that cause injury or death has risen steadily in recent years, according to the Tennessee Department of Safety. In its 2009 “Tennessee Motorcycle Crash Statistics” report, the Tennessee Department of Safety noted that between 2004 and 2008,…
Tennessee Plans Events, Patrols to Prevent Drunk Driving Over Labor Day Weekend
Go to Tennessee Plans Events, Patrols to Prevent Drunk Driving Over Labor Day WeekendTennessee’s state and local law enforcement officials, along with the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Organizations (GHSO), the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Organization (NHTSA), and the Governors’ Highway Safety Organization (GHSA) are planning events and increased police patrols as Tennessee joins the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign to prevent drunk driving from…
Fallen Cooking Grill on Interstate 24 Causes Multiple Crashes
Go to Fallen Cooking Grill on Interstate 24 Causes Multiple CrashesA cooking grill that fell from somebody’s vehicle onto Interstate 24 recently caused multiple accidents, including a motorcycle accident that hospitalized a Chattanooga man, according to a recent news report from WRCB. The large gas grill apparently fell from the back of a pickup truck, according to eyewitnesses, although police have not yet been able to…
15-Passenger Van Rollover Accident Near Waverly Kills Teen
Go to 15-Passenger Van Rollover Accident Near Waverly Kills TeenRecently, a 14-year-old resident of Columbia, Tennessee, lost her life and eleven other people were injured when the 15-passenger church van they were riding in overturned on I-40 near Waverly, according to a recent report in The Tennessean. The group was coming back from an all-night sleepover event at a Memphis, Tennessee, church. They were on…
Sevier County Hit-and-Run Accident Injures Woman and Kills Horse
Go to Sevier County Hit-and-Run Accident Injures Woman and Kills HorseTwo separate cars were involved in a hit-and-run accident on Old Newport Highway in Sevier County recently, leaving a 29-year-old woman injured and her horse, Little Man, dead, reports KnoxNews.com. The woman, a resident of Sevier County, was riding Little Man along the edge of the highway on a recent Thursday evening when the two cars…
How Aviation Accidents are Investigated by the NTSB
Go to How Aviation Accidents are Investigated by the NTSBThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent federal government organization whose job is to investigate airplane accidents in the U.S. The NTSB is not part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Rather, the NTSB’s sole job is to find out what caused each plane crash and what safety steps might prevent a similar…
Tennessee Family Faces Third Loss in Boating Accident
Go to Tennessee Family Faces Third Loss in Boating AccidentA Tennessee man’s body was recently recovered from Panther Creek a few days after he had left his boat to go for a swim, reports The Times Daily. The loss marks the third member of the man’s family to lose their life in the Tennessee River; in 1970, the man’s older sister and her husband also…
