Another Save for resqme and United Hatzalah

We received a moving message this yesterday morning from United Hatzalah. “Last Sunday, one of United Hatzalah’s EMT volunteers was at work when he received a dispatch that a road accident had occurred near his location. He leapt on his ambucycle to race to the rescue, arriving on scene in less than 60 seconds! A car

Your Texts and Emails Can Wait

Witting by Tom Harkness As written recently on the resqme blog the way we use phones has changed dramatically in just the past decade. Gone are the days of simply using it to talk with a friend or loved one. Now, we’re sending texts, picture messages, and emails all the time, with some of us doing

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How Your Phone Can Save Your Life

Writing by Social Monsters Remember how we used to use phones to talk to people? Now we use it for everything else, or at least that’s how it seems. Balancing your checkbook, paying bills, playing a game, surfing the Internet, there’s so much you can do with a smartphone. So why not use it for

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Guest post: Protecting Yourself from Negligence on the Road

Writting by: Andre Smith   Approximately 6 million automobile accidents occur every year, and negligent drivers cause more than half of them. Negligent drivers are people who operate vehicles without considering the health and welfare of other people on the road. Examples of such people include drunken drivers, traffic violators, and people who intentionally violate

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Safety Tips to Make Your Summer Drive Safe

Over time, many people have been led to believe that winters are the most dangerous times to drive. This is because of the icy and wet winter conditions that are commonly associated with slippery roads. This could however be lesser in magnitude if the details of the Department of Transportation data depict the reality on

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Don’t be a Girl About it: Safety First Femmes

Michelle Lee is a student intern working with Maggiano, DiGirolamo and Lizzi, a law firm based in New Jersey.  If Reddit has taught us anything it’s that when traveling—even in familiar locations—paying attention to your surroundings, being cautious and wary of other drivers and trusting your instincts can be invaluable. However, it’s worth noting that

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Traveling on the Road: Safety Precautions to Keep in Mind

Written by: Matt Milstead Summer is here and it is time to pack your bags for that long awaited trip or vacation. Regardless of whether you are traveling by plane and planning on renting a car or taking a road trip, you always want to make sure you are traveling safely. Traveling safely includes more than

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Emergency Essentials to Keep in Your Trunk

Written by Adrienne Erin Driving your car may seem like such a routine task that it’s easy to overlook the potential of an emergency. The types of emergencies one can experience while driving are plentiful, including engine failures, flat tires, fires, weather-related havoc and accidents. Properly preparing for any emergency requires that you store essential

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Distracted Drivers: The Dangers of Texting & Driving

Last week, the Department of Transportation launched its first national advertising campaign ever. What issue compelled them to launch such an expansive campaign, reaching out over TV, radio, and the web? The dangers of distracted driving, of course. Today marks the start of a crackdown on distracted driving that will run until April 15th. Officers around

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