John Myre

City driving is filled with hassles and delays, but these minor inconveniences aren't going to be avoided through reckless or rude behavior. The best advice is to maintain a calm and patient attitude.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, about 100,000 people each year suffer injuries that require emergency room treatment from using home power tools. Power tools are wonderful devices, but they can be very harmful if you don't take the time to learn and follow the proper safety procedures.

Everyone sees less well at night. In fact, you are more than three times as likely to be involved in a fatal crash at night as during daylight hours. Here are some tips to keep in mind as the seasons change.

Annually, there are approximately 200,000 injuries associated with ladders. Most ladder incidents are caused by a loss of balance, or by a ladder's being placed on a slippery surface. Others are caused by sheer foolishness. Almost all of them could have been avoided.

There is a right way and a wrong way to use hand tools, but a lot of people don't seem to know it. In fact, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, each year more than 100,000 injuries require hospital treatment due to misuse of hand tools.