What do you do to help remind family member who forget to buckle up?
Many Americans understand the lifesaving value of the seat belt – the national use rate was at 91.9% in 2023.
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How do you get your family to buckle up?
Seat belt use in passenger vehicles saved an estimated 14,955 lives in 2017.
Tell us your funniest speeding joke.
A cop pulled me over and said, “papers?” I said, “Scissors! I win and drove off.”
How are you the SUPERHERO of seat belts?
SUPERHERO Edward J. Claghorn 1885 – The First Seat Belt Patent Is Granted On February 10, New York City resident Edward J. Claghorn was awarded the first U.S. patent for a vehicular seat belt. It was devised in order to keep tourists […]
Building the Future of Child Care
The North Central SBDC is hosting the Future Child Care Provider Summit October 24th at Central Lakes College. Click here to register. At the North Central SBDC, our mission is to help entrepreneurs and small business owners start, grow, and succeed. Whether you […]
Did you know a driver traveling at 30 miles per hour who hits a pedestrian has a 45% change of…
killing or seriously injuring them. At 20 miles per hour, that percentage drops to 5 percent.
Consequences of speeding…
Speeding tickets lead to many consequences, such as: cost of the ticket, increased insurance rates, points on your license, and license revocation.
Do you think you can get pulled over for eating while driving?
While you can eat while driving, you still might get in trouble for this form of distracted driving or cause an accident. For example, suppose a law enforcement officer catches you speeding, driving erratically, or endangering other drivers because you’re […]
Where do you see excess speeding?
The Minnesota State Patrol issued more than 1,068 speeding tickets for speeds of 100 mph or more in 2020
Do you know how much a speeding ticket costs if you are over the speed limit by…
In Minnesota, the cost of a speeding ticket can vary depending on how much over the speed limit the driver was going: 1–10 mph over: $125 11–14 mph over: $135 15–19 mph over: $145 20–25 mph over: $225 26–30 mph over: $285 31+ mph over: $385 […]