by Jim Suk | Jul 13, 2020 | Bicycle Accidents, Car Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents
Traffic calming measures are road designs that are implemented to increase safety for pedestrians and cyclists and are most frequently found in city centers. These road designs encourage slower driving speeds, increase the visibility of people on foot so drivers are... by Jim Suk | Jul 8, 2020 | Car Accidents
Some street types, like narrow rural roads, and situations, such as intersections, are especially challenging and are frequently the location of crashes. Accordingly, traffic safety engineers try to implement road design features to minimize these challenges that all... by Jim Suk | Jun 5, 2020 | Car Accidents
Even with traffic volumes recently cut in half during the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are dying in car accidents.* Minnesota state officials blame speeding for a significant number of these crash deaths. The State Patrol has handed out a significantly higher than... by Jim Suk | May 21, 2020 | Car Accidents
Most people believe that passengers in the back seat of a car are generally safer than front seat passengers during a crash. In fact, the top reason adults give for not buckling up in the back seat is their belief that rear seats are safer than front seats, a 2016... by Jim Suk | May 19, 2020 | Car Accidents
Most Americans are regular, reliable seat belt users. The national seat belt use rate is 89.6%. In Minnesota, it’s even higher: 92.4%. Those who don’t buckle their seat belt, however, fail to protect themselves and those in the car with them. Across the country, 47%... by Jim Suk | May 15, 2020 | Car Accidents
Drunk driving is the biggest single cause of traffic deaths. It kills 30 people every day in the United States, or one person every 48 minutes. In 2017, at least one alcohol-impaired driver was involved in 29% of all traffic fatalities nationwide. The percentages were...
