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Rainy Day Boating Tips
For many people, boating is a way of life and a relaxing sojourn into nature. However, this isn’t the safest hobby when weather conditions turn sour; in fact, best safety practices indicate that it’s preferable to stay off the water…
How Big a Problem Is Fatigue in the Trucking Industry?
You’ve probably seen warnings about the dangers of drunk driving or texting while driving. But one very dangerous practice that you won’t see on as many billboards is drowsy driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that in 2017,…
Why Some Truck Drivers Rely on Drugs or Alcohol
A recent study released by the State University of Londrina, Brazil, examined the substance abuse of truck drivers from countries around the world. America, with its massive amounts of land freight moved annually (the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates…
Death in the Ambulance: When Is the EMT to Fault?
Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) have quite a challenging job. EMTs are first responders who are responsible for arriving at the scene of an injury to assess and delay the damage done, while attempting to prevent the injuries from furthering. For…
Trucking 101: Understanding & Avoiding Jackknife Accidents
There are few experiences as terrifying as losing control of an 80,000-pound vehicle. Sadly, it’s a common enough occurrence that one out of every ten traffic fatalities involves a commercial motor vehicle. While all truck collisions are dangerous, one of…
Austin Has Been Invaded by an Influx of E-Bikes & E-Scooters
In the last decade, Americans have greatly benefited from advancements in mobile application technology. Rideshare giants Uber and Lyft have completely revolutionized the transportation industry, and their individual success stories have inspired Bird and Lime to try their hand at…
Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries Linked to PTSD & Depression
On January 30, 2019, Murray B. Stein, MD, MPH, Sonia Jain, PhD, and Joseph T. Giacino, PhD posted “Risk of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression in Civilian Patients After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Track-TBI Study” on JAMA Psychiatry.…
