Four days before last Christmas, Jessica Owen’s life was turned upside down when she and her family were involved in a horrible accident. Jessica, her parents, brother, sister and brother-in-law were traveling on Highway 2 near Stevens Pass when a tree fell onto their SUV. The impact killed both of her parents and caused a… read more
One motorcyclist is dead as a result of a motorcycle accident caused by a tractor trailer hauling an oversized load that overtook another semi on April 6. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that just before 3:00 p.m., Kimber Hansen told the Wyoming Highway Patrol that another truck driver began passing him on Interstate 80 when… read more
The Speer Boulevard overpass in Denver is over 60 years old. The most recent safety rating of the bridge scored it at a 60.4 out of a possible 100. If a bridge scores less than a safety rating of 50, it is in need of extensive repairs or replacement to ensure its integrity. However, after… read more
Themed cruises are very popular nowadays. If you like chocolate, there is a chocoholic cruise for you. Or if you enjoy a certain type of music such as the rock band KISS, then the Norwegian Pearl has you covered. Entertainment Travel Alternatives Inc. (ETA) is now offering motorcyclists a chance to tour exotic islands on… read more
How To Prevent Workplace Deaths In this video on construction safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) illustrates some of the preventative techniques that can save lives. This is important for Wyoming since workplace deaths and injuries are on the rise. So how can we avert injuries while working on-the-job? The deputy director of Wyoming’s… read more
This video highlights some of the reasons Colorado State University (CSU) is one of the most military-friendly schools in the country. Among those reasons is the New Start Program, an assistance program designed to help students who are also military veterans and sustained injuries like a traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) that make it difficult for… read more
According to the findings of a survey recently conducted by Consumer Reports, Harley-Davidson and BMW motorcycles were found to be less reliable than Japanese-made bikes when comparing the frequency of repairs in a four-year period. Motorcycle Cruiser reported that the first-ever investigation into the reliability of different makes of motorcycles found that roughly one in… read more
Sophomore Marc Mustoe was the most likely choice for coaches to put into the open starting left tackle position until he was involved in a bicycle accident this January. On January 21 at around 7:00 p.m., Mustoe was on his mountain bike riding home after a workout on campus when he was struck by a… read more
“Intersection: Sharing the Road” is a recently published iBook created by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation hoping to call awareness to the prevalence of accidents that involve motorcyclists. With 32 pages of information and interactive photos, videos and diagrams, users are able to reenact and become aware of common situations that cause motorcycle accidents. Motor Sports… read more
Colorado State Patrol troopers suspect that excessive speeds as well as alcohol may have contributed to the fatal motorcycle accident that occurred on March 25. Witnesses reported that two motorcycles were traveling at high rates of speed on Interstate 70 when one rider lost control, slamming into a retaining wall near the off-ramp. The 52-year-old… read more
