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What’s the best advice you’ve been given to handle reckless drivers? My best approach is to just get out of their way. Don’t let someone dictate how you behave on the roads. Be in total self-control, avoid verbal engagement, eye contact and arm gestures. We don’t know what’s going on in someone’s life. Of course, […]

In 2020, 8.8% of all crashes in Nebraska occurred on a wet surface while driving. Hydroplaning can mean a loss of traction and may lose control of steering and control of the vehicle. Weather can also be an added distraction while driving. Vision may be more obscure, and we may tend to narrow our field […]

Since 2011, 119 Nebraskan’s have been killed on our roads due to some form of distraction. In 2020 alone, Nebraska saw 13 fatalities, 1279 injuries and 2622 cases of property damage related to some sort of driver distraction. Join us this month as we highlight the many causes of distracted driving, what your organization can […]

According to the National Safety Council, as many as 66% of drivers may be pulling into and exiting out of parking spaced while distracted. There is nothing worse than hitting something or someone in a parking lot. It’s embarrassing and unfortunately, these are 100% preventable. So that leads to the question, why is this trend […]

Over the past decade, Nebraska has seen too many fatalities in the workplace in many facets. In Nebraska, transportation (62%) is the #1 cause of workplace fatalities followed by contact with equipment (26%) and falls (13%). Contact Hayden at hromig@safenebraska.org or call 402.898.7368 to schedule a Free Traffic Safety Presentation for your organization.

Since 2011, Nebraska has seen a total of 2,232 fatality crashes of which 466 (21%) involved large trucks (>10,000lbs) (NHTSA, 2022). By the end of 2021 in Nebraska, rural highways significantly took more lives than any other roadway (see below, NDOT, 2021). These rural roads are more likely to have narrow lanes, limited shoulders, sharp […]