Category Archives: Auto Accidents

Auto accidents have the potential to seriously harm children who are not restrained in proper child seating. The Centers for Disease Control states that in 2009, seat belts and safety seats saved 13,000 lives. South Carolina law requires children to be properly restrained while in a moving vehicle. Are your car and child seat in compliance? South Carolina’s child passenger restraint law requires that: Children from birth to one year old, or who weigh less than 20 pounds, must be secured in a rear-facing child safety seat. Children one through five years old weighing 20 to 40 pounds must be restrained in a forward-facing child seat. Children one through five years old weighing 40 to 80 pounds must be secured in a belt-positioning booster seat. Children under the age of six are not required to be in booster seats if they weigh more than 80 pounds or if they can…
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South Carolina workers are getting a boost this week with a nation-wide campaign regarding work zone safety, as April 23-27 is National Work Zone Awareness Week. This week affects not just workers, but all communities as work zone fatalities occur on public roads and highways and often involve other motorists. Between 2005 and 2009, over 4,000 car accidents occurred in work zones and during this time, 42 workers were killed and 1,755 were injured. Not just a worker issue, the public must be aware of such dangers when they get behind the wheel. The goals of the Work Zone Awareness week were threefold: To increase public awareness of the need for greater caution and care while driving through work zones; To reduce fatalities and injuries in work zones; and To increase public sector, industry and worker awareness of the value of safety training and best practices regarding work zone safety….
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Auto accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in South Carolina. Rather than ignore this problem, the National Safety Council has teamed up with Deputy Sheriffs, municipal police officers and the South Carolina Highway Patrol to offer a preventative solution to the problem. Alive at 25 is a four-hour course, focusing on risky driving behavior of teenagers. The program has been a success. Since its beginnings in 2007, the death rate of drivers aged 15-24 has dropped an amazing 41 percent. There are still too many preventable deaths from distracted driving and risky behavior causing auto accidents, but to cut the number almost in half is commendable. The class is only $35 and is taught by off-duty police officers and troopers. The course includes interactive teaching and discussion on the topics of: Risk identification Interactive video participation Experience sharing with peers Role playing in driving situations Local and…
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