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Amusement park accidents have gained national media attention over the last several months. In early August, a Kansas City boy died while going down a waterslide. A week later, three children were ejected from a Ferris wheel in Tennessee, one of whom suffered a severe brain injury. Most recently, six children suffered from an electric… read more
Researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Track-TBI study group have discovered that brain injuries may cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is more evidence that the mental scars of surviving an accident can persist for years. Accident survivors can experience psychological trauma such as PTSD without suffering a brain injury. According to the… read more
World Health Organization statistics show that 250,000 to 500,0000 people suffer spinal cord injuries every year. Falls, car accidents and violence rob people of their ability to walk, or in some cases, move at all. Today’s blog has some exciting news. Researchers in a US-Brazilian study used virtual reality and a robotic exoskeleton to help… read more
A new report released by the Governors Highway Safety Organization (GHSO) claims drowsy driving killed 5,000 Americans last year. The report also claims drowsy driving accidents costs the US $109 billion annually, not including property damage. This number is greater than the gross domestic product (GDP) of many countries. According to the GHSO, drivers who… read more
A study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) claims red light cameras can reduce fatal traffic accidents. You may be thinking, “I seriously hate those things”, but the research claims these cameras save hundreds of lives each year. The cameras are frequently used at intersections to catch drivers running red lights. There… read more
Last summer, a duo of cybersecurity researchers shocked the automotive industry when they remotely took over several functions of a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee during a demonstration for Wired. If you remember the controversy surrounding this incident, the two hackers turned on the windshield wipers, changed the radio, and took over other functions of a… read more
The Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) new campaign, Killer Habit, suggests many Coloradoans have a bad habit – distracted driving. CDOT’s frightening statistics show the scope of the problem. Last year, there were 15,574 car accidents in Colorado caused by distracted driving, 68 of which were fatal. CDOT will use online public safety videos to… read more
Do you enjoy playing video games? If so, it may surprise you to learn that video games have shown promise for helping improve the attention spans of people who have sustained traumatic brain injuries. Brain injury rehabilitation could one day include playing popular video games! Researchers at Macquarie University in Australia claim first-person shooter games… read more
We recently published a blog discussing a fatal car accident involving a Tesla Model S that had been using Autopilot at the time of the crash. The crash raised many questions about the safety of self-driving technology as it presently exists. According to Tesla, the accident happened because neither its Autopilot nor the driver noticed… read more
We have all seen drivers freaking out behind the wheel, tailgating, speeding ahead of other vehicles and flipping the bird. Some of you reading this blog post might even be guilty of these behaviors. Road rage is common across the nation. A new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study has discovered 80 percent of Americans… read more
