by Michael | Jan 29, 2019 | Dashcam Videos, Defensive Driving, Distracted Driving, Safety
Roads go from three lanes to two lanes or two lanes to one lane all the time – it’s called a “lane drop”. The wrong way to handle this is to drive until the very end of the lane that’s ending, and then try to merge at the last possible...
by Michael | Jan 16, 2019 | Dashcam Videos, Distracted Driving
Each year, over 2,000 collisions occur between motor vehicles and trains in the US https://brightfleet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/BvDARhh.mp4 While highway safety systems get a great deal of publicity, railroad crossing safety is a vital yet often overlooked part...
by Michael | Nov 16, 2018 | Distracted Driving
In recent years, Distracted Driving has become more prevalent in our society…now the rise of Distracted Pedestrians. We have seen more and more campaigns against the use of mobile devices while driving and the tragedies that have occurred because of distracted...
by Michael | Jan 16, 2017 | Defensive Driving, Distracted Driving, Health & Road Safety™, Human Resources
Put your cell phone away! Lavon Reese, a 24 year old Florida State University student, was killed in a high-speed, distraction affected crash. The driver of the vehicle, Ashli Harvey, was driving 89 mph and texting. She was sentenced to three years in prison after...
by Michael | Jan 19, 2016 | Defensive Driving, Distracted Driving, Human Resources
The decision to get behind the wheel or stay on the road despite feeling drowsy can be deadly. A drowsy driver is an unsafe driver. A lack of sleep negatively impacts performance. It slows reaction time, impairs judgement and situational awareness, increases lapses in...
by Michael | Feb 11, 2011 | Defensive Driving, Distracted Driving, Safety
Guest post by Michael Block Sometimes drivers take a “that will never happen to me” attitude and rationalize behavior that is considered to be dangerous or unwise. Distracted driving is now considered to be as dangerous as driving while under the influence...
