Indiana car crashes occur for all kinds of preventable issues. People text while driving or decide to get behind the wheel despite having too much to drink during happy hour. They speed or don't use their turn signal, all of which can cause preventable collisions....
When should you replace your tires?
Certain vehicle maintenance issues are easy to put off for too long. While your brakes will start squealing and then grinding, making their need for replacement impossible to ignore, your tires won't give you any such warning. Every time you drive, you wear down the...
How can Vision Zero save lives, and has it worked before?
For many people, car crashes simply seem like an inevitable part of independent travel. In fact, experts often assert that trying to eliminate crashes would be an untenably expensive process. However, most collisions are the results of human error and could therefore...
4 safety tips that can lead to safer nighttime driving
Driving at night is more dangerous than people recognize. While there are safety practices that can help reduce your risk, a large number of severe and fatal collisions occur every day after the sun goes down. Limited visibility, increased animal activity and more...
The return to standard time means more vehicles crashing into deer
Daylight savings time has come to an end, which means that we have returned to standard time. A general way to refer to this during November is by saying that we have “fallen back” an hour. The time shift means that it is a bit brighter in the morning and a bit darker...
How do specific drugs affect a person’s driving ability?
Alcohol isn't the only drug that will affect your ability to drive. Over-the-counter, prescription and prohibited drugs are all capable of impacting someone's driving ability. While the ability to cause impairment is nearly universal, the kind of impairment varies...
Which car safety features are most popular with drivers?
Modern technology has changed our lives behind the wheel. We can see things we did not see before and survive crashes that were once all but guaranteed to be fatal. So, out of all the new features and products, which ones are the most popular with motorists?...
6 ways you can reduce the risk of pedestrian accidents
Pedestrian injuries and deaths have shot up to a frightening high, as drivers claimed the lives of more than 7400 pedestrians in 2021. The data comes from the Governors Highway Safety Association and reflects a growing concern throughout Indiana and the United States....
7 signs of a bad driver
Some drivers are worse than others, no matter how proficient they think they are. But how can you spot a bad driver to stay away from them? With so many cars on the road, knowing who is and isn't following the rules can be difficult. How you can spot a bad driver You...
Rural danger: The problem of underage driving
Like many other states, Indiana tries to introduce teenagers to driving fairly slowly to give them time to develop their skills and gain confidence behind the wheel. You must be at least 15 and enrolled in a driver training course to obtain a learner's permit. Or you...
