Month: June 2012

FMCSA closes some carriers after bus accidents, safety problems

Commercial bus carriers transport many passengers in and out of Chicago every day. A few are long-established companies with familiar names. Recently, however, a number of discount carriers have sprung up around the country, and there have been concerns about …

Tiredness could be behind a number of Chicago car accidents

Measures designed to raise public consciousness about the serious dangers of drunk driving have brought that topic to the forefront of discussions about car crashes. Recently, the many facets of distracted driving have received similar attention from the press. Tired …

Cell Phone Tower Climbers Face High Fatality Rates

Cell phones have become an indispensable gadget for most people, but new research is questioning, at what cost? PBS’ Frontline recently examined records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s database of workplace accident investigations. The findings were staggering. The …