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Opioid impairment is responsible for a vast number of car accidents in Ohio every year. The Dayton Daily News reports that about one-third of all impaired driving accidents in Ohio in 2016 were caused by drugged driving. It can be easy, in the wake of drunk driving activism and tougher criminal laws, to forget that alcohol is…

Self-driving vehicles are becoming an increasingly popular on Ohio roads. While the technology raises many exciting possibilities for the future of transportation, it also raises many important safety concerns. Just how safe are autonomous vehicles? Do they cause more accidents than they prevent? Who is legally responsible for causing an accident in a self-driving vehicle? …

Troopers in Ohio are launching a crack down to target aggressive driving and distracted driving, citing a study by AAA revealing traffic fatalities were up 13 percent in the last several years. These concentrated operations will be taking place all over Ohio, from Stark County to Columbus, under the title Operation TRIADD, which stands for…

Most parents are worried their children will get into an auto accident. It turns out parents along with every other motorist should be most concerned about young adult’s in their late teens and early 20’s rather than new teen drivers. In particular, drivers ages 19 to 24 may be the biggest menace on the roads, according to…

Cars are getting safer, with new technologies like blind spot warnings and rear-view cameras to show motorists what is behind and around them. Yet even as these features have reduced the chances of a crash and the severity of injuries when there is a collision, there have been troubling trends in traffic safety in recent…

If there is snow and ice on the roads the risk of a motor vehicle accident is greater. Bad weather conditions do not just increase the chances of a car accident, they also increase the chances of a truck collision. Unfortunately, trucks can be especially vulnerable to becoming involved in an accident. There are a…

A 64-year-old Cleveland woman was killed recently in a T-bone collision at an intersection, according to News Channel 9. Because intersections are places where cars come together from many different directions, there is a higher potential for crashes at intersections than for collisions to occur at other areas on the road. This is especially true…

Many products come into the home over the course of the holiday season. From electronics to toys to holiday decorations, the purchase of consumer products is an integral part of celebrating the festive season. Unfortunately, with the purchase of all of these products comes a risk of injury if the items brought into the home…

Fatal auto accidents nationwide increased by the largest percentage in half a century, according to official statistics for the first half of 2016. And officials recently blamed various cellphone apps for the recent rise in deadly car accidents nationwide. “This is a crisis that needs to be addressed now,” Mark. R. Rosekind, head of the…