Four Kentucky high school students were injured in a one-car accident on Nov. 3. The incident took place in Louisville at about 2:45 p.m. while the students were on their way home from Fairdale High School. A spokesman for the Louisville Metro Police Department said...
Year: 2016
Aggressive Driving Behaviors That Lead to Fatal Accidents
Aggressive drivers cause serious car accidents in Kentucky far too frequently. According to a study by the American Automobile Association, 56 percent of the fatal automobile accidents that took place between 2003 and 2007 around the country involved some kind of...
Distracted Driving One Cause of Rise in Fatalities
Kentucky parents can take steps to help keep their teenage children safer on the road by modeling driving behavior such as not using cellphones. It is also important to encourage teens to speak up if someone is driving in a dangerous way. Almost 3,000 teenagers around...
NHTSA Considers Regulations for Underride Guards on Trucks
In some Kentucky accidents involving large trucks, motorists in cars skid underneath the trucks either from the rear or the side. These accidents, which are called underride collisions, often result in fatalities due to the top of the car being crushed by the...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Handling a Driver With Road Rage
Driving naturally comes with many risks of harm, but one that is increasing is road rage. Road rage refers to when a driver shows aggressive, intimidating or threatening behaviors in response to another person's driving or reaction. The AAA Foundation for Traffic...
Obama Administration Announces Zero Car Accident Deaths Plan
Kentucky drivers may be pleased to learn that the Obama administration announced on Oct. 5 that the goal was to completely eliminate traffic fatalities on American roads within the next 30 years. The Transportation Department noted that the initial part of the plan...
3-Car Accident Leaves Multiple People Injured
On Sept. 25, a motor vehicle accident in Kentucky left several people with injuries. The crash took place on Highway 56 in Webster County at about 8 p.m. The Sebree Police Chief reported that one of the three vehicles involved, a minivan, collided head on with a...
5 People, Including State Trooper, Injured in 3-Car Crash
A three-car collision on Saturday, Sept. 24, injured five people, one of them a Kentucky State Police trooper. The accident took place shortly after 4:00 pm in Corbin, at the intersection of Ohler Road and the Cumberland Gap Parkway. According to an eyewitness, an...
Technology Could Stop Distracted Driving
Every motorist knows that using a mobile device while driving is, at best, unsafe, and at worst, very reckless. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), distracted drivers kill more than 3,000 people every year. While lawmakers in most...
Safety Advances May Help Older Drivers Avoid More Accidents
New safety innovations for motor vehicles may help older drivers in Kentucky avoid more accidents. While safety features are beneficial to all drivers, those who are older are more likely to have problems spotting hazards around and behind them because of...