What Helmet Should I Wear?

 Hi All,

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has a very relevant site that readers might want to visit - especially now that it is Spring and kids are spending more time outside. The link is for a site called 'Which Helmet For Which Activity?' - click here for the link.

The site does a great job explaining why helmets are so important and explains how users/parents can tell which helmet is the right one to use.  Other important questions that are addressed include, 'Will I need to replace a helmet after an impact?', 'Where can I find specific information about which helmet to use?', and much more. 

Finally, there is a helpful chart that will help parents and kids figure out which helmet to use for activities as varies as bicycling, mountain bike racing, in-line skating, karting, moped riding, motorcycling, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, baseball, softball, t-ball,and much more. 

When users visit this page - by clicking on this link - you will also see a tab at the top of the page for Toy Recall Statistics.  Click on this link to go to that part of the CPSC site.  In particular, users might want to visit this site - Buying Toys - Safer Toys from the CPSC site.  There are a whole bunch toy safety related videos that readers might want to view.

Enjoy the links and CPSC site - its definitely worth bookmarking or making a favorite!

Regards,
Stu

Road Repairs - Winter Took a Toll on Nassau Roads

Hi All,

I just spotted this article on the Farmingdale Patch - always a good site to learn about local goings-on in Farmingdale - entitled 'Cuomo: 300 Miles of Road Repairs Planned For LI'.  One of the highlights of the article is that '...Hempstead Turnpike between the MSP and NY Route 110 in the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay, Nassau and Suffolk Counties' will be one of the many areas targeted for the road repair project.

And with that out of the way, lets go to the New York State Department of Transportation to look at their website in just a bit more detail!

Click on this link for the 'About NYSDOT' blurb that they have on their website. It is a good introduction to the 'who-what-when-where-why-how' of the NYSDOT.  There is an interesting link to the Interstate 50th Anniversary (happened in 2006) on this part of the site to boot.

From the DOT homepage users can click on a variety of links including Jobs, Commissioner, Forms, News & Events, Projects, Programs and Services, Safety and Webcasts.  There is also a very helpful 'How Do I?' link at the top right part of the homepage.  

Digging a bit deeper on the site yields a great deal of useful information.  For example, clicking on the 'Safety' link brings the user to another page that has links for Amber Alerts, Safety First For Kids, Safe Routes to School, Safe Summer Driving, Safe Winter Driving, Standard School Bus Safety Inspection Manual, Rail Safety Grade Crossings and Operation Lifesaver. 

Finally, at the top right part of the NYSDOT homepage are 8 graphics - each of which represents a mode of transportation.  Click on any of these links takes the users to another part of the NYSDOT website on the topic of Auto, Truck, Pedestrian, Bike, Rail, Bus, Waterway, or Aviation.

Some of the topics users can find include: NYS Rest Areas, License and Regulations for trucks, an interactive map to view on-road, off-road, shared trails, park and ride, Historic/Tourist Railroads and Railroad Museums and much, much more!!!

So there you have it!  An extensive - at least by blog standards - summary of the NYSDOT website....

Seriously, who would have thought that the NYS DOT website would have all these gems and great links to information that folks need?

Enjoy the links!

Regards,
Stu