What are those headlights that blind?
It’s a dark winter night when you come head on with a space ship, glaring spotlights into your eyes, blinding you before they beam you up. Oh, wait….
Category: Safety
Vehicles with top safety rating that eliminated bad headlighting
Ten models that have earned the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ rating have eliminated marginal headlight packages. These are: Audi A7, Honda Accord, Hyundai…
2021 Top Safety Pick+ SUVs by the IIHS
Small SUV Mazda CX-3 4-door Mazda CX-30 4-door Mazda CX-5 4-door Subaru Forester 4-door Volvo XC40 4-door Other SUVs named Top Safety Pick (without +…
Your car is watching you–and that might be good news.
Your auto insurance rates could soon be set based on how you, personally, drive–not on your statistical risk. General Motors Co. (GM) has launched an…
Study: Higher opioid doses lead to longer-term dosing
After an injury, workers who receive higher prescription doses of an opiod are at increased risk of longer-term use, according researchers at the Workers…
Water damage: It’s more than just wet
The bathtub overflows. A storm drain backs up. A sewer line breaks. All these emergencies involve water where it shouldn’t be, but each is dramatically…
Stay sober, stay safe in holiday driving
In some areas, people are going to be visiting family and friends for the holidays, some for the first time since the Covid-19 crisis. It could be a time…
Exercises to help you keep CTS away
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is an equal-opportunity ailment. It strikes both men and women, computer operators and weight lifters, bike riders and power…
Hospital finds decline in Covid with mask
The case for masks: Hospital finds decline in Covid with mask A Boston hospital system has found that required masking has dramatically reduced Covid-19…
These factors may combine to cause hypothermia
Four conditions determine whether a person who is working outside will develop hypothermia: temperature, rain, wind and inappropriate clothing. A…