According to a 2016 study from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, higher speed limits over the last 20 years have resulted in 33,000 deaths in Connecticut and the rest of the country. The report, which examined accidents occurring between 1993 and 2013, found...
Month: July 2017
Car accident deaths continue to rise despite safety advances
Improving economic conditions and falling fuel prices have led to increased traffic congestion in Connecticut and other U.S. states, and more cars, trucks and SUVs on the nation's roads means more traffic accidents and traffic accident fatalities. Road deaths...
Teenage workers and injuries
Connecticut teenagers may be eager to get a summer job. However, they should know that having one means that they are at risk of incurring workplace injuries.The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reports that in 2015, 13 percent of the labor force,...
