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If you think vaping with electronic cigarettes is safe, think again. While many consumers consider vaping to be a healthier alternative to cigarettes, a recent string of illnesses and deaths have been linked to e-cigarettes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), severe lung illnesses have totaled 805 across the United States...

Speeding continues to take a toll in Texas. Not only is speeding the leading cause of crashes, but the Texas Department of Transportation reported 756 residents were killed in speeding accidents in 2017. The number puts a spotlight on Texas because the state has the highest speed limit in the nation – 85 miles per...

Safety Is The Most Important Goal The rules for boating in Texas, whether you are fishing, camping or just out for a ride, are similar to the rules for driving on the state’s roads, with the emphasis on safety. Unsafe behaviors can mean the difference between leisurely boating on Dallas-Fort Worth area waterways or facing...

Traditionally, traffic cameras were designed to catch drivers who speed through red lights at intersections by snapping pictures. The vehicle plates would be identified and drivers would receive citations in the mail. That will all change as the new law banning traffic cameras takes effect September 1, 2019. Governor Greg Abbott recently outlawed traffic light...

Drive on any highway in Texas and there’s a good chance you will share the road with vehicles that have unfixed recalls. According to an Auto Remarketing article, one out of every four vehicles in Texas has an open recall. The Lone Star State, in fact, has more open recalls on vehicles than any other...

For Texas, the year 2017 marked one of the worst years when it comes to traffic fatalities. A total of 3,721 people lost their lives, a slight decrease from 2016 (3,794 deaths). In 2018, the Lone Star State saw some slight improvement when the number of traffic fatalities dropped to 3,567 – a four percent...

Passenger-vehicle collisions with semis and other large commercial trucks has increasingly become a serious problem with deadly consequences. Despite technological advances like forward-collision warning (FCW) and automatic emergency braking (AEB) designed to reduce collisions with passenger vehicles, the trucking industry has been particularly slow to modernize their trucks. Other available life-saving technologies specific to the trucking...

Texas is the 4th most dangerous state in America in which to live, according to a recent report by WalletHub. Contributing to these statistics, Texas ranked 43rd out of 50 states in road safety. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), 2016 saw an increase of 5.45 percent road deaths from 2015. This...

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reports that fatal hit-and-run crashes reached the highest point on record in 2016, increasing more than seven percent every year since 2009. These statistics rank Texas within the top 10 for states with the most hit-and-run accidents per capita. Texas ranks eighth in the country with the most hit-and-run...

Driving big rigs is one of the most dangerous, grueling occupations in America, but trucking groups are backing legislation that would allow drivers younger than 21 years old to cross state borders. Safety groups argue younger drivers are more likely to be involved in fatal accidents and that the bill’s training requirements are inadequate. Most states...