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By GCN Staff May 26, 2021 Even though drivers know they shouldn’t look at their phones while driving, plenty do -- especially when they’re on a road that has a shoulder, a median, a higher speed limit and additional lanes. Researchers at Texas A&M University found that not only does the frequency of phone use correlate to distracted crashes on urban and rural roads, but that there’s a direct link between road geometrics -- the presence or absence of a shoulder or extra lanes -- and more phone use while driving.  The research is important because it opens up a new way to study drivers�...

The State Government's bicycle passing distance law has successfully improved cyclist safety, but since its introduction, there also has been a rise in...

730 shares With so many passengers on board, there were more opportunities for injuries. Tall platforms caused nasty falls, while small nooks and crannies trapped and pinched the unsuspecting fingers of victims as they were spun senseless.  The 1930 catalogue reported in 1995 that McDonald's had to fork out $5million on a child-safety campaign after the Consumer Products Safety Commission believed the rides to be responsible for 104 children's injuries in the '80s.  2. RACER SLIDES  As recent at the early 1990s, children were still able to launch themselves down a metal, 30ft slide (pictu...

Fox Photos/Stringer/Getty Images With equipment that made a mockery of the universal conditions of gravity and physics, the schoolyards of the early 20th century were a treacherous labyrinth of concussion and contusion. Grandpa always said he was tough—but even if you don’t believe that he walked eight miles uphill in the snow to school every day, these vintage playground devices were truly perilous. 1. Barrel-of-Fun Barrel of fun? More like barrel of trouble.Archive.org // Public Domain “A mechanical greased pig” is how Hill Standard’s Barrel-of-Fun was described in 1922. The barre...

After months of no flying, Mark Greenfield of Ultimate High gives his top tips on just HOW to sharpen your flying skills ready for that first flight after the lockdown restrictions end… American pilot Joe Costanza has mastered the art of amazing selfies of him and his Cub, to stunning effect, and has become an internet sensation. He tells FLYER about some of his favourite shots. In Accident Analysis, Steve Ayres takes a look at figures related to Loss of Control and suggests it is time to get back to basics… In Flying Adventure, the tier 3 no land-away restrictions that were in place at ...