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Road rage is often joked about, its effect underestimated. But ABC News reports that road rage has almost doubled in a five year period; and a recent study from the Department of Transportation attributes more than 1,000 deaths to road rage since 2007. The following are some notable road rage related deaths that will put…
Read MoreThese are some tips we got from the Highway Patrol of Utah on how to safely and properly handle losing some of your load on the highway or other busy road. Before any tips, we urge everyone to securely tie down anything on top of your car or in your truck bed. Even if you…
Read MoreAround eight-thirty Thursday morning, the morning commute for some drivers heading north along I-15 near Alpine was interrupted briefly by a traffic accident. Traffic slowed, then stopped for some minutes as emergency personnel hurried to secure the area, load both the white Honda Pilot and the forest green Jeep Cherokee onto tow-trucks, and then clean…
Read MoreHe ain’t got no distractions Can’t hear those buzzers and bells Don’t see lights a-flashin’ Plays by sense of smell Always has a replay ’N’ never tilts at all That deaf, dumb, and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball In the 1969 rock opera, Tommy, a blind, deaf, and mute boy attains fame and…
Read MoreA large commercial vehicle on the road is treated by most like the school bully: it is viewed with dread, encountered reluctantly, and when an encounter is inevitable, many people prefer just to hold their breath, avoid eye contact, and sigh in relief when it’s over (even if the encounter in question consisted of nothing…
Read MoreThat seat belts are encouraged by roughly every expert, official, and average Joe who talks about them is, by now, old hat. For years, it has been common knowledge that seat belts save nearly as many lives as they annoy and that parents who don’t strap in their children can be penalized. However, few people…
Read MoreWhile it is common enough for someone traveling on a Utah road to muse that they “cannot be-LIEVE what they just saw,” there are stranger things than someone pulling out in front of you without putting their blinker on or bruising your hip while driving through a crosswalk on their cell phone. In fact, the…
Read MoreThe snow that falls in Utah is a source of state pride. Utah snow is light and dry and there is usually a lot of it. Despite the “Greatest Snow on Earth”, Utah drivers know that driving in snow or heavy rain can be a daunting task. Heavy precipitation of any kind reduces visibility and…
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