/tags/safety Safety en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:33:58 GMT /transportation/2025-02-19/low-tire-pressure-warning-cold-weather-austin-tx As temperatures drop, so does your tire pressure. The urgency of the problem depends on how much air you're missing. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:33:58 GMT /transportation/2025-02-19/low-tire-pressure-warning-cold-weather-austin-tx Nathan Bernier /austin/2024-06-24/austin-texas-snake-guide-venomous-poisonous Snake identification isn鈥檛 as simple as you might鈥檝e learned in middle school. This guide will help you narrow down what species is slithering in your backyard. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:35:01 GMT /austin/2024-06-24/austin-texas-snake-guide-venomous-poisonous Katy McAfee /transportation/2024-06-18/dont-block-the-box-tickets-are-rare-these-days-with-only-three-issued-in-austin-last-year In 2015, Austin started issuing citations for drivers who block intersections. After the initial rollout, APD is not policing the traffic law like it used to. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:03:00 GMT /transportation/2024-06-18/dont-block-the-box-tickets-are-rare-these-days-with-only-three-issued-in-austin-last-year Lucciana Choueiry /energy-environment/2024-03-19/austin-texas-total-solar-eclipse-eye-safety There are a variety of ways to experience April's solar eclipse. Those planning to watch it should protect their eyes in the moments leading up to and following totality. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 18:02:09 GMT /energy-environment/2024-03-19/austin-texas-total-solar-eclipse-eye-safety Jerry Quijano /transportation/2023-12-14/why-are-some-austin-sidewalks-red The vibrant pathways are more than just a splash of color. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /transportation/2023-12-14/why-are-some-austin-sidewalks-red Nathan Bernier /health/2021-11-25/grocery-workers-suffer-the-mental-health-effects-of-customer-hostility-and-lack-of-safety-in-their-workplace Early in the pandemic, the public celebrated grocery workers. They were hailed as "heroes" who were risking their lives for the benefit of their local communities. But that faded away. Thu, 25 Nov 2021 11:01:00 GMT /health/2021-11-25/grocery-workers-suffer-the-mental-health-effects-of-customer-hostility-and-lack-of-safety-in-their-workplace Brian Mayer, Melissa A. Barnett, Mona Arora, Sabrina V. Helm | The Conversation /crime-justice/2021-07-28/would-opening-sixth-street-to-cars-on-the-weekend-make-it-safer-one-council-member-wants-to-know Council members will vote Thursday on whether to ask city staff to consider the idea and to come up with a timeline for opening the street to vehicular traffic on weekend evenings. Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:31:38 GMT /crime-justice/2021-07-28/would-opening-sixth-street-to-cars-on-the-weekend-make-it-safer-one-council-member-wants-to-know Audrey McGlinchy /texas/2016-02-19/how-family-protective-services-has-shifted-focus-to-prevention From Texas Standard:There's a new acronym Texans may want to memorize 鈥� PEI, or Prevention and Early Intervention. Instead of sending kids into foster鈥� Fri, 19 Feb 2016 21:00:00 GMT /texas/2016-02-19/how-family-protective-services-has-shifted-focus-to-prevention Joy Diaz /health/2014-02-19/weather-may-be-behind-travis-county-infant-death-increase In the first six weeks of 2014, the AG真人百家乐 County Medical Examiner's Office has had five cases of infants dying while on the same sleep surface as one or鈥� Thu, 20 Feb 2014 01:19:17 GMT /health/2014-02-19/weather-may-be-behind-travis-county-infant-death-increase Trey Shaar