Category: Traffic Safety

Travelers in Florence, South Carolina, may get further guidance as they drive around the town. Tourism leaders in Florence County are recommending more directional signs to assist motorists as they search for popular destinations. In addition to helping people navigate better, extra…

How old are the tires on your car? How old are the replacement tires you purchased on sale at your local tire center? Knowing the answers could save your life, or your family’s lives. As a tire ages, the rubber begins…

Rural roads can be surprisingly dangerous for drivers. Not only are they narrower and have lower shoulders than city streets, but they also have fewer law enforcement patrols. According to federal data from 2010, the last year complete information is…

A bill to allow North Carolina motorcyclists over the age of 21 to ride without helmets has passed a committee of the state House. If this legislation becomes law, North Carolina will join South Carolina in relaxing laws on helmet…

A bill in the South Carolina Senate would make it illegal for new drivers to use a cellphone, the Aiken Standard reports. Additionally, the bill would ban drivers of any age from using a cellphone while traveling in a school zone. Details…

A judge in Columbia, S.C., recently threw out the results of a breath test taken by a defendant accused of driving under the influence. The arresting police officer had told the defendant to “blow hard” into the Datamaster breath analyzer…

Texting while behind the wheel is a dangerous habit that has cost many lives across the country. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined this potentially lethal practice is also a public health risk. In a recent report,…

South Carolina’s Senate is proposing to increase the mandatory minimum auto insurance coverage for uninsured drivers. If the bill passes, drivers will be required to have $25,000 in uninsured motorist coverage, up from the current minimum of $10,000. Uninsured motorist…