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NHTSA Focuses on Varied Pedestrian Safety Themes This October

The federal administration is marking the month of October as Pedestrian Safety Month, drawing attention to the need for motorists to make more efforts to look out for pedestrians while driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has marked the month of October as Pedestrian Safety Month with a singular…

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Auto Tech Could Significantly Reduce Teen Accident Risks

Teen drivers have some of the highest accident risks. When a teenager is driving a car that is equipped with the latest safety tech, however, those accident risks reduce significantly.   The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducted a study on the effectiveness of crash avoidance technologies and other safety systems…

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Georgia Motorcyclists Form a Significant Percentage of Traffic Fatalities

Motorcyclists in Georgia form a small percentage of the total number of registered motor vehicles in the state, but account for a significantly higher number of fatalities every year.  This unfortunately should not come as a surprise as a collision between a motorcycle and another vehicle usually results in serious…

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Parking Lot Accidents are often the Result of Distractions

Many accidents that occur in parking lots involve distracted motorists. The National Safety Council says that a focus on avoiding distractions in these areas as well as technology that can prevent such crashes could help reduce those accident numbers. Parking lot accidents can involve two cars or a car and…

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Ford, GHSA Partner up to Provide Advanced Novice Driver Training

Novice or inexperienced drivers have some of the highest accident risks of all categories of motorists. Ford Motors and the Governors Highway Safety Association are teaming up to offer young drivers in Atlanta the opportunity to fine- tune their driving skills. Ford Motor Company conducts the Ford Driving Skills for…

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Decline in Seatbelt Use is Worrying

According to new data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, seatbelt use rates declined in 2020. Federal authorities are concerned that these low rates could continue through 2021 as well. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that there were 38,680 deaths in traffic accidents recorded across the country…

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Majority of Georgia Nursing Homes Uninspected for 16 months

An overwhelming majority of Georgia nursing homes have not been inspected since 2020. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, the state currently ranks at the bottom of the heap when it comes to conducting inspection surveys of nursing facilities.…

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