Staten Island's "Bus Only" lanes have made driving on our major roads both dangerous and confusing. Since the beginning of their installation, both drivers and police officers do not fully understand what those lanes and their signage meant. At the beginning, drivers were ticketed because they entered the bus lanes too...
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What does a Pressure Ulcer or bed sore look like?
Do you have an elderly parent or other loved one who spends most of their day in bed? If so, they may be increasingly vulnerable to developing a pressure ulcer (or "bed sore"), which is a type of skin injury that can happen when an individual...
Dangerous Intersection at Richmond Road and Todt Hill Road
SILive.com is reporting a second accident in as many months at the busy intersection of Richmond Road and Todt Hill Road. The intersection is unique in that the left-turn people make onto Todt Hill from the northbound Richmond Road turning lane is about a 20 - 25-degree turn. In reality,...
Give our Children a “Brake” – Stop for the School Bus
Next week is National School Bus Safety Week. All too often do you hear about a driver getting ticketed for going around a stopped school bus. I am not sure of their reason. I can't believe that driver's don't see the school bus - after all, its big, yellow, has flashing...
Speed Cameras – For Staten Island’s Safety or Revenue?
In another attempt to try and prevent the hundreds of traffic deaths that occur yearly in the 5 boroughs, the City of New York is promoting the use of speed cameras in addition to the proliferation of red light cameras. Former Mayor Bloomberg had proposed...