There are a number of reasons that self-driving vehicles are a promising technology. With proper safety precautions in place, these vehicles could react more quickly to hazards in the road than human drivers. Plus, they aren’t susceptible to...
We’re all faced with different kinds of risks every day in our lives. Yet we rarely stop to think about those risks. A new study from Gallup and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation aimed to change that, and the results are striking. The study,...
If you consider yourself a safe and experienced driver, you probably are. But sometimes, even the most experienced drivers can be less focused and alert than they should be. This is especially true when driving the familiar routes to work, school,...
Every year, thousands of people suffer catastrophic injuries or are killed in truck accidents in the United States. Many of these fatal accidents involve a truck hitting another car from behind. With recent vehicle technology, including automatic...
Three workers were killed and another was hurt on Oct. 5 after a stairwell collapsed in a 15-story building that is under construction in the City Centre area of West Houston. The building is being constructed as the Houston headquarters for...
The phrase “speed kills” is something you often hear when it comes to car accidents, but it turns out how fast you’re going isn’t the only factor in whether a crash proves to be fatal. A new three-year study from the Insurance Institute for...
You would think that the bigger the company is, the more likely it is to invest in workplace safety measures because it has more resources to take precautions and protect workers. It turns out that isn’t true, according to a recent international...
During the coronavirus pandemic, traffic on U.S. roadways has been significantly lighter, but crashes have been more deadly, according to a new report from the National Safety Council (NSC). The NSC reported that in March, when most Americans...
Two workers were hurt when an oil tank exploded Tuesday at the Pelican Island Storage Terminal at 3801 GTI Boulevard in Galveston, local news reported. Crews were thought to have been welding near the oil tank at the storage terminal when the tank...
Two young children lost their mother on Friday in a horrific multi-vehicle crash on the North Freeway, which also left another man dead and forced one victim to jump off the side of an overpass to keep from being hit, ABC 13 reported. The tragedy...