Blog Posts in 2017

The First Arrest for Drunk Driving Was 120 Years Ago

2017 marked the 120 th year since the first arrest for drunk driving. The details of that incident long ago highlight how technology has made car accidents from drunk driving even more dangerous, as well as how law enforcement has evolved to rein in the cost of those dangers. The First Drunk Driving Arrest Happened in 1897 The first case of drunk driving ever recorded happened on September 10, ...

More Reasons to Doubt BLS’ Injured Workers Report

The U.S. Department of Labor has an agency under its wing called the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS is in charge of keeping statistics about workplace injuries and fatalities, which can impact workers’ compensation laws across the country. Unfortunately, because the reports by the BLS pit workers’ rights against the interests of businesses, those reports are inherently political. When ...

Do Most Drivers Really Think They Are Above Average?

It is an infamous statistic: 80% of drivers think they are safer than the average driver. But where does it come from? And does it actually impact how often car accidents happen? Most Drivers Rate Themselves Better Than Average Back in 1980, a Swedish psychologist named Ola Svenson conducted a study : In two different sessions, he asked 81 American college students and 80 Swedish graduate students ...

Unsafe Working Conditions in Foot Doctor’s Office

Poor workplace safety is usually something that only comes up in certain industries. For example, most of the workplace injuries and accidents come from food processing plants or construction sites. However, workers in all fields are exposed to their own sets of hazards that can lead to an injury and a workers’ compensation situation. Recently, an incident from central Missouri shows that even ...