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Published On: December 10, 2006
Vermont Safety Information Resources, Inc., has a hundreds of PowerPoint presentations relating to road safety, workplace safety and hazards, accident investigation, basically anything to do with safety and resultant injuries and/or deaths. Here is a fantastic PowerPoint presentation on Driving Safety. Although it was created in the 1990s, it is clearly relevant to today’s roadway conditions. It addresses issues such as road rage, shaving while driving, eating while driving, human factors (i.e., where people tend to look when they’re driviing), etc. If you do not have PowerPoint, then you can download a free version of PowerPoint Viewer 2003 courtesy of Microsoft.
Published On: December 9, 2006
Business is “dropping off”—and strangely enough, that’s a good thing. Located in the image-conscious Westside, auctionSTOP is the eBay boutique which redefines resale. What clients drop off ranges from the contents of red-carpet celebrity goodie-bags to the spoils of high-profile Hollywood divorces, according to auctionSTOP’sentrepreneurial creator Ben Kong. “We live in a highly disposable culture,” comments Kong, “and some of our clients just don’t want to be seen carrying last season’s designer bag. Others don’t want to be ‘caught’ selling it themselves. So our business is all about giving a second or third life to quality goods of enduring value…in a discrete setting.” Immediate payout… Read More
Published On: December 8, 2006
An on-line store, Bikerhighway, devoted to motorcycle safety products such as books, videos, dvds, automatic turn signal canceler, brake light flashers, headlight modulators, LED lighting, license plate frames, universal light bars, motorcycle air horns, red light changer, reflective riding gloves and riding vests, and more.
Published On: December 7, 2006
Share the road with motorcycles. Prevent deadly accidents. Click here to view a series of Public Service Announcements dedicated to the safety of motorcyclists (courtesy of YouTube).
Published On: December 7, 2006
Yet another vintage bicycle safety film (courtesy of YouTube). This one’s called One Got Fat. Worth watching for safety value, entertainment value and, of course, nostalgic value.
Published On: December 7, 2006
Here is a Bicycle Safety Film from the 1950s (courtesy of YouTube). Vintage but nonetheless poignant and effective.
Published On: December 7, 2006
Ever just want to find the wording to the Vehicle Code that you just violated? Or what that Penal Code really means? All California Codes, from Business and Professions to Election to Family to Health and Safety to Government to… whatever it is you’re curious about are just a click away! Click here to Find California Codes!
Published On: December 6, 2006
Fascinating link where you can perform virtual hip replacement surgery! I went to the site thinking that this could be pretty ridiculous or pretty good. It is excellent. Enjoy!
Published On: November 30, 2006
Perils for Pedestrians is a monthly series promoting awareness of issues affecting the safety of people who walk and bicycle. Perils For Pedestrians appears on public access cable stations in many cities across the United States. We interview pedestrian and bicycling advocates and government planners about problems such as missing sidewalks and crosswalks, dangerous intersections, speeding traffic, and obstacles to wheelchair users and people with disabilities; and solutions to such problems. Contents of Episode 110: The Rails-to-Trails Conference; Minneapolis, MN Bicycle engineering at Southern Illinois University; Edwardsville, IL A bicycle advocate on bicycle education; Salt Lake City, UT The RWJF… Read More
Published On: November 30, 2006
Velo-City conference series; Velo-City 2005, Dublin, Ireland; Dublin Cycling Campaign; National Policies to Promote Cycling; Bicycle Workshops in Rome. Perils for Pedestrians is a monthly series promoting awareness of issues affecting the safety of people who walk and bicycle. Perils For Pedestrians appears on public access cable stations in many cities across the United States and on DISH Network 9411 – The Universityhouse Channel. We interview pedestrian and bicycling advocates and government planners about problems such as missing sidewalks and crosswalks, dangerous intersections, speeding traffic, and obstacles to wheelchair users and people with disabilities; and solutions to such problems.