Addressing the deadly Washington D.C. train crash Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board said the operator of the train that “slammed into a stationary train in front of it apparently had activated the emergency brakes in a failed effort to stop before the accident.” as reported in the Washington Post. Hersman said the “emergency brake button, known as the ‘mushroom,’ was depressed, and the steel rails showed evidence that the brakes were engaged.”

Free Flashing Safety Light Offered By Feroleto Law
New York State led the nation in the percentage of traffic fatalities for pedestrians and bicyclists last year. In Erie County, New York alone there were 1,425 accidents with bicyclists and 2,223 with pedestrians, totaling, l3,648. This is far too many and we need to do a better