Car crashes remain the leading cause of injury and death for young persons under the age of 25. Two of the leading causes of these crashes that involve young drivers in Texas are distracted driving and impaired driving (under the influence of alcohol or drugs). The U in the Driver Seat (UDS) peer-to- peer program […]
You’re Not Invincible to Distracted Driving Dangers
Listen up. Distracted driving is an issue and will remain one as younger generations grow up with a cell phone always at their fingertips. The graph below, created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that the number of drivers who use an electronic device is going down. In 2016, 456 people died […]
Do You Have Road Rage?
Top Reasons Why People Engage in Aggressive Driving Let’s face it. We all want to get where we are going as soon as possible. Sometimes things get in our way, such as traffic, stop lights, pedestrians, and cyclists. I hear this all the time, “People in (insert literally any city name here) just don’t know […]
Alcohol Levels are Down, Illicit Drug Use is Up
By Maddison Graham We all hear, Don’t Drink and Drive, but something that people don’t always talk about is drugged driving. Driving under the influence of illicit or prescription drugs can be just as dangerous as driving drunk. In 2016, roughly 45% of all drivers killed in a fatal driving accident tested positive for drug […]
#GameDay Safety Tips
By Maddison Graham Hello, Fall. You bring us mountains of joy through the cooler weather, the orange and red colors of the leaves, but most importantly, COLLEGE FOOTBALL. This sport brings people together from across the State of Texas to gather in large parking lots where football fans consume excessive amounts of burgers and beer. […]
Don’t Take the First Signs of Driver Fatigue for Granted
The Sleep Foundation remarks that sleep-deprived drivers are the cause of more than 6,400 casualties and 50,000 injuries on American highways. Studies show that sleep deprivation can affect motorists’ judgment, reflexes, and reaction times, effectively making them unfit to drive a motor vehicle. We discussed previously here on U in The Driver Seat how drowsy driving is […]
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