Monthly Archive
for: ‘January, 2012’

Drivers sobering and signing up for Super Bowl XLVI safety

With Super Bowl XLVI just around the corner the Giants and the Patriots are gearing up for the big game, while fans are signing up to be the designated drivers of the evening. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration and the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety have reported that over 175,000 football fans have agreed to be the designated drivers for this year’s NFL season.

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U.S. Route 550 in New Mexico seeing increased drunk driving patrols

Over the holidays U.S. Route 550 between Bloomfield, new Mexico and Cuba, New Mexico was a hotbed for drunk driving …

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Pedestrians, take off your headphones and avoid serious injuries

Stop the music for a minute and listen to how you can avoid a serious injury while walking in your city. A recent study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine shows that serious injuries to pedestrian with headphones on have tripled in the last six years.

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Is there such a thing as a safe pit bull?

A recent incident in Chicago has reopened the discussion on the safety concerns caused by keeping pit bulls in heavily-populated areas. Should the breed be banned altogether, or is there a safe way for owners to keep such animals and not expose others to risk?

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Ralph White rudely awakened by car landing on apartment roof

Noisy neighbors are bad enough, but there isn’t much worse in the way of rude awakenings than a car crashing onto …

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