2014

In the United States, many people are looking forward to the long weekend afforded by President’s Day.  In Canada, though, citizens will be off work for Family Day.  A new report has been issued by the Insurance Bureau of Canada offering safety tips that anyone using the day off to spend outdoors with family could… read more

With Valentine’s Day nearly here, the San Diego branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a guide to staying safe on online dating sites.  In it, they explore some of the scams that people may try to pull off on these sites and basic social media channels.  You’ll want to heed the tips… read more

All around the world, organizations are commemorating an event known as Safer Internet Day.  As its moniker suggests, today’s event is geared toward helping citizens ensure their safety when they conduct business online.  A host of preventative measures are being offered to help citizens avoid financial fraud and identity theft, and to make sure you’re… read more

The owners of firearms must make sure that children aren’t able to access these around the home.  This will require vigilance on the part of the parent, as children may naturally be curious about such things.  But in order to prevent a potential tragedy, parents can take certain steps, and some of those steps are… read more

If you’re going to be on the road in the midst of winter weather conditions, you could find yourself sharing that road with larger commercial trucks.  Whereas you may be able to stay home and wait out the storm, the drivers of these vehicles are often required to keep to the roads and complete their… read more

A new report analyzes the efforts of the California Highway Patrol to improve motorcycle safety throughout the state over the coming year.  The article places a particular emphasis in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, with the latter set to benefit from enforcement and education efforts in a few months. In a bid to help riders… read more

Children across the country may be transfixed by the Winter Olympics taking place half the globe away, and as a parent, you shouldn’t be surprised when your kids come up to you asking when they can go skiing or snowboarding or skating.  If you’re alright with your children trying these things out, you must make… read more

You would never take your children to a park and then let them run around without keeping an eye on them, would you?  Well, it’s important to lend the same type of supervision to a dog park you bring your animal to.  Although dog parks can be a great way for dogs to socialize and… read more

Here in Los Angeles, we can look forward to beautiful weather all throughout the year.  As such, you’re going to see motorcycles across Southern California’s roads in the winter as well as the summer.  Drivers of automobiles have to be willing to accommodate these vehicles so that a deadly or injurious crash doesn’t take place…. read more

If you’re having a baby, then your life is about to go through a number of changes.  But it’s not just your circumstances that are going to change:  your pets will be forced to adapt to the new situation too. You want your pet to be welcoming to your child so that there’s no potential… read more

Yesterday, there was a Distracted Driving Summit held in order to address some of the ways in which the rather dangerous driving act could be curbed.  But summit or not, we still have quite a long way to go before distraction is squashed entirely.  Not only do we have cellphones to contend with, but things… read more

We’ve talked before about how to properly install a car seat in a vehicle and how important it is to do this on every single ride, but there’s a lot more to car safety than just making sure a child is in a properly fitted seat.  A new advice column in the Washington Post offers… read more