Year: 2019
Two people were injured recently in a wrong-way crash on a stretch of I-40 in Oklahoma City. Authorities received a call warning of a driver of a truck who was heading westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-40, according to KFOR Oklahoma. The driver of the truck sideswiped a BMW before rolling the truck into…
There’s an old joke that by talking to yourself, you get reasonable answers. Well, research from psychology professors at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom shows that a little chatter to yourself behind the wheel could help you avoid a collision, too. The study published in September in the journal PLOS ONE focused…
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report to Congressional Requesters entitled “Truck Underride Guards Improved Data Collection, Inspections and Research Needed.” The report found that an average of about 219 fatalities from underride crashes involving large trucks were recorded annually from 2008 to 2017. It also stated that such fatalities were…
Electric scooters have become a popular new form of transportation in many cities across the country, with companies such as Bird, Lime, Jump, and others leaving dockless motorized scooters on city streets all over the U.S. While electric scooters are fun to ride and easy to use, they are also inherently dangerous. The Associated Press…
Oklahoma has been ranked the third most dangerous state in the country to drive in, according to a recent report from KJRH-TV. The article cited a study by YourMechanic.com that ranked states based on driver skills, car theft rate, most aggressive drivers, average driver speed, and other factors. The study cited Oklahoma’s poor road conditions,…
Did you recently get hurt on the job? Do you suffer from an illness that you believe may be related to your work? Do you think that your job activities may have aggravated a medical condition that already affected you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be eligible to receive…
Oklahoma State Highway 9 is considered the second most dangerous highway in the country. That should come as no surprise, though, to local residents of Oklahoma (or those passing through the state) who drive on OK9. Crashes are a common site on the highway, where distracted driving, speeding, and other reckless behaviors can put everyone…