Most of the new cars in dealer showrooms in Missouri and around the country feature an impressive array of advanced safety features, and some of them are even equipped with sophisticated autonomous crash prevention systems that monitor traffic and road conditions and...
Year: 2019
Speeding in the spotlight this summer
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is sponsoring Operation Safe Driver Week in mid-July. While law enforcement will be looking out for a variety of unsafe behaviors, it will be putting the most emphasis on drivers who speed. This is because speeding accounted for...
Even light rain ups the risk of fatal wrecks
Missouri drivers know that heavy rain can cause roadways to become slippery. However, they may not realize that light rain can also markedly increase the chances of a deadly car accident. According to a new study published in the Bulletin of the American...
Study: memes, other social media a source of driver distraction
More and more drivers in Missouri and across the U.S. are using smartphones and other mobile devices behind the wheel. If the nearly 2,000 U.S. drivers who responded to an online study from Wakefield Research provide an accurate representation of distracted driving...
Most workers are eligible for workers’ comp
Federal law defines workers' compensation, but some of the rules are also on the state level. Some of the most important lower-level regulations are exempt from eligibility. Any claim that a worker is not eligible for the program should be viewed with skepticism and...
Electrical rules can help prevent dangerous accidents
Electrical workers in Missouri can face serious dangers on the job. Mistakes with electricity, after all, can be catastrophic and even life-threatening. There are a number of regulations in place that aim to make the workplace safer for employees, especially those...
Liberty Mutual releases top 10 list of workplace injuries
Each year, thousands of workers in Missouri and across the country suffer serious injuries while performing their jobs. These injuries cost the U.S. billions of dollars in medical costs and lost wage payments. According to the Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index,...
Self-driving cars may need billions of more miles of testing
A recent report from the Rand Corporation supports the misgivings that drivers in Missouri may have about self-driving cars. The report says that automakers and the developers of self-driving technology are rushing to introduce autonomous vehicles to the public and...
Weather Channel faces lawsuit after fatal “Storm Wranglers” crash
Missouri residents who watch the Weather Channel may know how the two stars of the show "Storm Wranglers" died. On March 28, 2017, the duo was speeding down a highway in Texas in search of a tornado when they ran a stop sign and collided with a jeep. Both stars and...
Date for SSD benefits calculations
Missouri residents who submit an initial claim for disability benefits, or file an application for disability, and who have their case approved will have their established date of onset determined by the disability examiner. The EOD is the date that the Social...