Just because the The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a pseudo public entity, it is not relieved from being held accountable to the public when it fails to provide safe transportation services or leaves unreasonably dangerous conditions on its property. The MBTA hired a group of experts to evaluate its safety. The final reports […]
Category Archives: Safety
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Dec
Dec
In Massachusetts, the law states drivers must pay attention in order to prevent injury to others. There is no prohibition on cell phone use while driving in New Hampshire. However, all New Hampshire drivers are prohibited from texting, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for […]
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Apr
Apr
Research Shows Distracted Driving is Four Times Worse Than Estimated How many of us worry about safety knowing that there are teenagers behind the wheel of a car? This younger generation has grown up adept at using technological devices. In fact, teenagers are so used to using handheld computers and cell phones, it is sometimes […]
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Jan
Jan
The Blizzard of 2015 and this winter’s first big storm may have passed, but the dangers resulting from snow and ice have just begun. Inadequately plowed and shoveled walkways and driveways will likely freeze and create dangerous, icy walking surfaces resulting in many slip and falls. Unintentional falls are the leading cause of non-fatal injuries […]
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Nov
Nov
Be careful of drunk drivers on the road on the evening before Thanksgiving. Across the country, the bar industry knows that the night before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest drinking nights of the year. Old friends get together and meet up at the local watering holes. In 2012, 31% (10,322 people) of all traffic […]
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Nov
Nov
It is given that parents will never cease to worry about the safety of their children, especially in modern society, but we should be able to lower our guard while our young ones are enjoying a harmless activity like bouncing around in an oversized inflatable house…right? A closer examination of this popular pastime, however, tells […]
Sean and Lexi Munroe, 7 and 8 year old siblings respectively, of Franklin, Massachusetts, died tragically when they were locked inside a Lane hope chest and suffocated. The Hope Chest had a lid that locked on the outside when the children went inside the chest. The lid could only be unlocked from the outside. As […]
22 Vehicles Earn IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK + With tougher standards for the Top Safety Picks, your choice of cars meeting the standards just got smaller, but your chances of surviving a car crash improve when you select from cars from the new list with state-of-the-art safety for 2014. Adrian Lund, President of the Insurance […]
Each day pedestrians cross public streets, get in and out of vehicles, get on and off buses. Each day, pedestrians risk significant harm if the MBTA and/or its employees ignore safety hazards. The size and mechanics of the MBTA busses pose grave dangers to those who come in conflict with them. In Massachusetts, we expect […]
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