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• Some Kan. cities charging heftier seat belt fine

  (AP) — Some Kansas cities are charging heftier fines for failing to buckle up than the $5 the Legislature intended when it passed a new seat belt law. The new law allows officers to stop vehicles solely for seat belt violations by the... more »

  Associated Press1 week ago

  family | laws | traffic | judiciary (system of justice)

• From the Capitol / State Sen. Bob Duff

  [...] the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that drivers who use handheld devices are four times as likely to get into crashes serious injure themselves. Distracted driving is not governed by federal law and falls under the... more »

  1 month ago

  laws | law enforcement | traffic

• Should elderly drivers be retested

  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration aging affects elderly drivers in a number of ways: Safe elderly drivers require the complex coordination of many different skills. The administration said that one or two of these... more »

  5 months ago

  laws | crime | accident (general)

• Should elderly drivers be retested

  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration aging affects elderly drivers in a number of ways: Safe elderly drivers require the complex coordination of many different skills. The administration said that one or two of these... more »

  5 months ago

  laws | crime | accident (general)

• Should elderly drivers be retested?

  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration aging affects elderly drivers in a number of ways: Safe elderly drivers require the complex coordination of many different skills. The administration said that one or two of these... more »

  5 months ago

  laws | crime | accident (general)

• Darien accident raises questions about safety of elderly drivers

  The 89-year-old Stamford man charged with evading responsibility for striking a 15-year-old boy surrendered his driver's license this week to Darien police, after having told them he was not aware he had hit anyone, the department's top accident... more »

  By Martin B Cassidy, Staff Writer 6 months ago

  children | senior citizens | accident (general) | police | medical conditions

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  Should we be scared of senior drivers?

  In 2008, a 92-year-old New Milford man struck and killed a middle-aged woman walking along the side of road and was charged with negligent homicide. While seniors are more likely to be at fault in the accidents they have than other drivers,... more »

  By Eileen FitzGerald, Staff writer 6 months ago

  accident (general) | senior citizens | homicide | crime | transport accident | teenagers

• Bethel woman pushes for helmet bill

  [...] since being in an accident, Kessler has a new appreciation for her helmet and other protective gear.She wants Connecticut lawmakers to pass a bill requiring all motorcyclists to wear a helmet. Penny Kessler was on the back of the... more »

  News-Times, The (Danbury, CT) 7.5.09 1:00 AM

  accident (general) | children | people | health treatment | laws | traffic

• Bethel woman pushes for helmet bill

  [...] since being in an accident, Kessler has a new appreciation for her helmet and other protective gear.She wants Connecticut lawmakers to pass a bill requiring all motorcyclists to wear a helmet. Penny Kessler was on the back of the... more »

  News-Times, The (Danbury, CT) 7.2.09 1:00 AM

  accident (general) | children | people | health treatment | laws | traffic

• Deer crash season in full swing

  The mating season for deer is in full swing, which make the animals even more active than usual. Animal rights advocates also point out it is deer-hunting season, another factor they say that makes deer hit the roads. In any event, November is... more »

  News-Times, The (Danbury, CT) 11.27.08 1:00 AM

  hunting | transport accident | animal | injury | farms | accident (general)