kentucky pools open for Memorial Day

Kentucky State Government announces state swimming pools opened for Memorial Day..

"Most Kentucky State Park swimming pools will be open by the Memorial Day Weekend after renovation work was carried out to comply with a new federal law.

However, some work is not yet complete and a few pools will be closed for the holiday weekend.

The state parks, along with pool operators across the nation, have been working over the last year to bring their swimming pools in compliance with a federal law called the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act enacted by Congress....."

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More Car Owners becoming uninsured

Economic downturn driving more motorists to the ranks of uninsured...

"Approximately one in six drivers across the U.S. may be driving uninsured by 2010, according to a recent study from Insurance Research Council (IRC).

Although the estimated percentage of uninsured motorists decreased nationally, from 14.9 percent in 2003 to 13.8 percent in 2007, the research group says the recent economic downturn is expected to trigger a sharp rise in the uninsured motorist rate.

The study, Uninsured Motorists, 2008 Edition, estimates the percentage of uninsured drivers countrywide and by state for the period 2005 to 2007......" more uninsured motorists

Safer Texting and Calling While Driving

Safer Texting and Calling While Driving
Operating a vehicle while using a cell phone can be distracting, potentially dangerous and increasingly illegal. New technology aims to address this problem.

This is indeed a problem because texting while driving impacts reaction times
severely. One 2008 study of drivers aged 17 to 24 used a simulator and
found:
Reaction times slowed by 35 percent when they were writing or reading
text messages. In comparison, reaction time for teens at the legal alcohol limit
"only" deteriorated by 12 percent. In other words, the impact on reactions times
when texting is about three times that of alcohol.
Steering control worsened
by 91 percent for those who were distracted by texts.
Texters had a harder
time maintaining safe distances from other cars, and they drifted out of their
lane more often.
The study was commissioned by England's RAC Foundation,
which started out as the research arm of the Royal Automobile Club of England
and now serves a wider role that includes researching and promoting issues of
safety, mobility, economics and the environment.
Other studies have found
similarly serious results...... Safer Texting and Calling While Driving

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