HOW DANGEROUS IS DRIVER FATIGUE? You’ve been out late, you haven’t been drinking, but you’re definitely tired. Should you be getting behind the wheel? According to conservative estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 100,000 police-reported accidents each year—resulting in 1,550 deaths, 71,000 injuries, and $12.5 billion in monetary losses—are directly caused by driver … Read more
HAZARDOUS SPRING WEATHER PART II DRIVING IN A HAILSTORM Our previous blog focused on the hazards of driving in the rain on North Texas roads. Something that we face fairly often in the spring here, and that has already hit parts of our area twice this spring, is hailstorms. All the tips that … Read more
HAZARDOUS SPRING WEATHER PART I DRIVING IN THE RAIN We know that in the winter, snow and ice can create hazardous driving conditions and lead to accidents. But we often don’t think about the fact that spring weather can create hazardous driving conditions as well—especially here in Texas! Wind on open streets and overpasses … Read more
Are You a Distracted Driver? Distracted driving is a real problem in the United States. There are so many things that can take our focus when we’re driving, and until self-driving cars become a reality, we are going to have to find ways to minimize the distractions. Our previous blog listed 9 distractions that … Read more
Are You a Distracted Driver? If you are, the US government has a website just for you. According to www.distraction.gov, “In 2014, 3,179 people were killed, and 431,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers.” Those are sobering statistics. We can all understand the hazards of distracted driving. We have heard tales … Read more
Darren Woodson In the Texas Sports Hall of Fame Our beloved spokesperson and dear friend, Darren Woodson, was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame last night. Here’s some of what what the Cowboys Wire/USA Today had to say… Already a member of the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame and Arizona State Ring of Honor … Read more
DARREN WOODSON, OUR FAVORITE DALLAS COWBOY AND NFL ANALYST! Three-time Super Bowl champion and current ESPN National Football League analyst Darren Woodson “earned a reputation as one of the hardest hitters and most ferocious strong safeties in the NFL during his 13 seasons…with the Dallas Cowboys,” according to ESPN Media Zone. He knows first-hand the … Read more
DRIVING ON SLIPPERY NORTH TEXAS ROADS Recently, the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex had its first snow of the season. Though there wasn’t much accumulation, there were still quite a few accidents on our roadways. That’s because roads here are very slippery when they get wet. Many of our roads are made of asphalt. When your tires … Read more
Have a Happy and Safe Holiday Season! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day are filled with social gatherings—work parties, dinner parties, family get-togethers—we all enjoy the opportunity to celebrate with friends and loved ones. But these celebrations often involve the consumption of alcohol, and that … Read more
Teenage Drivers and Accidents Do you have teenage drivers in your family? Teenagers often think they are invincible. They don’t believe accidents will happen to them. So they are more likely to take risks than older, more-experienced drivers. It’s important to teach our children to be safe drivers—and that training should start before they even … Read more
