A recent traffic accident involving three vehicles in West Hartford, Connecticut, left three people injured. The accident occurred on Trout Brook Drive when a Cadillac crossed into the oncoming lane and hit a Nissan head-on before being hit by a Mercedes Benz.

After Stephanie Pelletier lost her 19-year-old son, Nicholas, in a motorcycle accident in 2008, she began researching motorcycle safety. Her work was the impetus for new safety legislation, which was recently signed by Governor Jodi Rell.

You wouldn't have to do much more than look around to notice the impact cell phones have on the way we carry out our days. You could probably stand on the corner of any street in Waterbury, CT and see people talking or texting on their phones - both on the sidewalk and on the road.

Laws and regulations are often evaluated after an accident occurs, and this is the case for two new school bus safety bills in Connecticut. According to the Hartford Courant, the first bill would require seat belts in all public school buses. While the second bill proposes higher fines for bus drivers with repeat traffic offenses, as well as telephone information displayed on each bus so that other drivers can call and report unsafe or reckless driving.