Survey: One-Third of Teens Think Driving While High Is Legal in Pot-Friendly States
In a study conducted by Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), one-third of teenage respondents said it’s legal to drive under the influence of marijuana in states where it has been legalized for recreational use.
NHTSA Releases Two New Studies on Impaired Driving on U.S. Roads
Drunk driving declines, while drug use behind the wheel rises.
STRANGE BUT TRUE: Denuded Driver Flees from Scene of Car Accident
d from the scene…and he felt every breath of that wind.
STRANGE BUT TRUE: Woman Blames Vampire for Crash
A Colorado woman claims that a vampire in the road startled her and made her back her car into a canal around 11 p.m. June 27. KKCO-TV reports that the woman was driving on a dirt road when she allegedly saw the spooky bloodsucker. The woman told police that she threw her car in reverse
Don’t Be a Jackass
Writer John Shortell’s opinion on the industry’s left-wing, defeatist attitude and the insurance industry
Letters to the Editor
In Better Hands … Without Allstate. Thursday, Oct. 10 Hi Georgina! I think the October Issue might cause some excitement. I’ve had four phone calls in three days regarding the Allstate article [Oct., pg. 86]. Three of them told me the EXACT same thing happened to them. Two were from different states and one from
Should Shops Drug Test Their Employees?
John Shortell, manager Secor’s Collision Technology New London, Conn. Opinion: No I don’t think body shops should start drug testing employees for several reasons: I am, of course, a shop employee. A manager yes, but still an employee. Personally, I have a shy bladder and have great difficulty producing urine on demand. And once I
What to Do With Sagging Sales
In May, we examined how insufficient volume can put you in the red. But volume is only half the problem. Insufficient production also poses a serious threat to your shop’s sales. Luckily, it’s all fixable.
No Grease Monkeys Here: Our Industry’s Image
If you don’t think a lot of the problems we face in the collision repair industry are related to our negative image, think again. Between the public and the educators, our industry is often viewed as fit employment only for the mentally disabled and the drug and alcohol impaired. But it’s not their fault they think that way — it’s ours.