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Driver Education Construction Zone Safety

Author: Lowell Steiger

Published On: January 5, 2007

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”

Author: Lowell Steiger

Published On: January 4, 2007

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

Author: Lowell Steiger

Published On: January 1, 2007

“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

Author: Lowell Steiger

Published On: January 1, 2007

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

McDonalds Coffee Case – The Truth

Author: Lowell Steiger

Published On: January 1, 2007

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

Author: Lowell Steiger

Published On: January 1, 2007

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.

Find Your Way To Grandma’s House

Author: Lowell Steiger

Published On: December 22, 2006

Driving this holiday season can be stressful. According to a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driver inattention is the leading factor in all crashes. However, you can make your trip a little easier and a lot safer by using a navigation system. On Star Turn-by-Turn Navigation is very simple to use. It’s like having a personal map reader in your car. It’s great to have a live person interact with you and download directions to your vehicle. Then you follow voice guided directions enhanced by GPS, turn-by-turn towards your destination. After that, there’s no need to take… Read More

Holiday Travel Security Tips from Senforce

Author: Lowell Steiger

Published On: December 22, 2006

Business travelers can’t seem to let the office go! More people than ever will be taking their work with them on their laptops as they travel this holiday season. While business travelers are on the road to visit family and friends, Ed McGarr, vice president at Senforce Technologies, offers some tips to make the voyage easier and safer this year for travelers and their confidential information. Senforce is expert at endpoint security. Senforce delivers solutions that enforce security policies on all endpoints everywhere all the time. For more information visit http://www.senforce.com

Fire Safety for the Holiday

Author: Lowell Steiger

Published On: December 22, 2006

Watch how fast a DRY Christmas tree will burst into flames! From the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), this video demonstrates the how quickly the fire can develop when a DRY tree is exposed to an open flame. Trees used indoors for the holidays account for approximately 400 fires annually, resulting in 10 deaths, 80 injuries and more than $15 million in property damage. See http://fire.nist.gov/tree_fire.htm NIST has given permission to copy and/or distribute this video and requests that credit be given. See http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/disclaim.htm

New Beagle Puppy

Author: Lowell Steiger

Published On: December 22, 2006

This is Pedro, our new Beagle puppy. I haven’t had a dog since 1998 when my 15 1/2 year old Dachshund passed away. Just had to post this non-personal injury message to all of you. P.S. Happy Holidays to everyone! Lowell

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