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Link of the Day – Historical Weather Data

he Farmer’s Almanac allows you to search for historical weather data, be it yesterday or 20 years ago.  Fantastic!

Link of the Day – U.S. Dept. of Transportation 2005 Highway Statistics

The U.S. Department of Transportation has an incredible website which includes highway statistics for 2005. When you click on the above link, you’ll have access to the following statistics on subjects such as: Motor Fuel Motor Vehicles Driver Licensing Finance Roadway Extent, Characteristics and Performance Metric Tables National Household Travel Survey

Ladder Safety Video – Serious Fun

This funny video hammers home a point about ladder safety. I have handled a matter where a client was seriously injured when his ladder literally slipped out from under him. Ladder safety is a serious matter. Courtesy of www.youtube.com

Driver Education Construction Zone Safety

Within 40,000 people are injured in a construction zone every day due to accident involving automobiles many of these accidents are caused by drivers that aren’t paying enough attention when driving trough the construction zones even though there are plenty of signs warning the drivers about it. A wide variety of traffic control devices are used in construction zones to keep things safe, like signs, cones, drums among many others.Drive on the safe part of the road. For more Driver’s Ed tips visit TeenDrivingCourse.Com/Video

Link of the Day – Tort “Deform”

Tort Deform is a fantastic website which, again, debunks the myth of the frivolous lawsuit. Many, many entries delineating how there really is no such thing as a frivolous lawsuit. Well thought out, well documented.

Cell phones and driving

“Blah Blah Blah,” says the lady into her cell phone. Cars try to avoid her crazy driving. She never stops talking on her cell phone. Animation by Steven Mussey Although funny, this video makes some very important points.  

Motorcycle Crash: It Happens So Fast

He loses it on a curve and hits a barrier going pretty fast. www.upyourvideo.net  

McDonalds Coffee Case – The Truth

I found a some fascinating blogs and sites which lay out why “frivolous lawsuits” are nothing more than a myth. Corp Reform, Not Tort Reform highlights why frivolous lawsuits are mythological urban legends. The legal system has many, many safeguards against the filing or maintaining of meritless lawsuits. This article discusses these safeguards in detail. Findlaw has written a fascinating article debunking The McDonald’s Lawsuit Myth. Things are not always what they seem or are publicized to be. In this case, a 79 year old grandmother spilled 190 degree coffee in her lap and suffered third degree burns. McDonald’s knew for years that the temperature of their… Read More

Link of the Day – Insurance Profits Soar 2006

Insurance companies posted a $429 BILLION profit for the third quarter of 2006. Click Here to get the full story. Please note that we are talking BILLIONs, not Millions here.