When you drive, you share the road with many others, and keeping a safe following distance at all times is crucial. The problem is that many drivers have no clue how far that is. The simplest method to calculate a safe following distance is to count three seconds. Why...
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Why should drivers slow down when it’s raining?
While summer brings warm weather to North Carolina, it can also bring some heavy thunderstorms. That can create problems for drivers. Slowing down is wise if it starts to rain heavily or has just finished raining heavily. Here is why: Falling rain reduces visibility...
Does the color of your vehicle matter?
One of the first things many people do when dreaming of a new vehicle is to pick the color. For example, they want a yellow motorcycle or a black car. Indulging your personal preference is fine, but it pays to know that the color of your car can also affect your...
Retail work, long hours and lower back pain
Some workers stand for prolonged hours, and a good example is retail workers. They move around aisles, helping customers find payments, processing their payments and answering questions, among other duties. Hence, they have to stand for extended periods. This can...
How can heat leave you needing worker’s compensation?
Last June, much of North Carolina experienced dangerously hot temperatures and the chances are they will happen more frequently. Many people fail to pay enough regard to the dangers hot days present. Among them are some employers who expect their workers to continue...
You can experience hearing loss after a car accident
Hearing loss or deafness can be described as the total inability to perceive sounds. While this condition can be caused by aging, prolonged exposure to loud noises and ear infections, it can also be caused by trauma from a car accident. After a car accident, you...
Warehouse workers should be aware of these risks
Even before the rise in delivery to consumer doors, warehouses provided work for many people. Now they provide jobs for even more. As with any job, they are not risk-free, and one workplace accident could damage your ability to make a living, either temporarily or for...
What makes the morning commute so dangerous?
Crashes can occur at any time. Yet, when you look at crash statistics, you’ll see that a high proportion of them occur during the morning commute. Why is this and what can you do to stay safe? Here's some guidance that may help: The volume of traffic is simply larger...
3 factors that determine a spinal cord injury’s severity
Injuries to the spinal cord can significantly change how a person lives their life. These changes often come in the form of learning to live with paralysis. While all spinal cord injuries are tragedies in their own right, they seem much more tragic when they’re caused...
How quickly should a grocery store clean a spill?
When you go to a grocery store, you expect to get what you need and leave. However, this may not always be the case, as you may be involved in a slip and fall accident. Different factors can lead to such an accident, including spills. If you are injured in a grocery...