School bus safety: A look back before going forward
(1st in a series) It’s one of the saddest types of accidents I can think of: When a child is hurt or killed getting on…
Transportation
Men vs. Women: Who are the better drivers? Study shows two sides
Most of us have seen that image of a frustrated male growling “women drivers” over some perceived mistake a woman has made behind the wheel.…
State superintendent focused on school bus safety at news conference
It seems that only yesterday we were grumbling about the cold weather of a seemingly endless winter. Now the summer has flown by, and it’s…
Bridges in Triad – and elsewhere – in bad condition
There’s some quibbling over the methodology used to determine it, but it does seem to be clear – the Greensboro area has some bad bridges.…
S.C. texting ban: Not much bite, but it’s a start
Welcome to the club, South Carolina. It’s a good thing, even if you’re coming in at a discounted rate. South Carolina officially banned texting…
N.C. Gov. McCrory calls for crackdown on texting while driving
RALEIGH, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory dropped in on a meeting of the North Carolina Statewide Impaired Driving Task Force last week and added another…
South Carolina considering texting-and-driving ban
Our neighbor to the south may finally join the majority of the United States in banning text messaging while driving. A bill outlawing tapping out…
Ride Safe: May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
Fact: Compared to a car, motorcycles are small. Therefore, they are harder to see. Most vehicles have blind spots. In the case of watching for…
In Pursuit of Happy – less: Woman dies in crash while posting to Facebook
HIGH POINT, N.C. – I love that song “Happy.” Don’t you? It just makes you feel so good. On Thursday morning, 8:33 a.m. to be…
School bus passing violations take 50-percent leap in Forsyth Co., N.C.
Some of the results are back. They’re really bad. Last week I wrote about the Department of Public Instruction’s program of tracking school bus passing…