Facility features driving simulators, realistic range By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Ross Hilkemann reacted pretty nonchalantly to what just happened. “You hit a pedestrian,” he said with a slight smirk, his comment directed toward 15-year-old James Murray. “He came out of nowhere,” the Seward teen quickly replied. “I didn’t even see him.” Hilkemann wasn’t buying the excuses. “He was definitely in the crosswalk,” the driver education … [Read more...] about Nebraska Safety Center, part of UNK, teaches hundreds of young drivers rules of the road
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Nebraska Safety Center film screening explores deadly mining disaster in West Virginia
KEARNEY – “The Run Coal Memos” will be screened 1 p.m. Tuesday (May 29) in Copeland Hall Room 142 on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. Part of the “Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work” series, the film explores what led to the massive explosion that killed 29 men in April 2010 at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. The explosion remains the deadliest U.S. mining disaster in the last 45 years. A discussion led by NET public radio and … [Read more...] about Nebraska Safety Center film screening explores deadly mining disaster in West Virginia
Nebraska Safety Center among those offering free ATV safety courses statewide
LINCOLN – The Nebraska Safety Center is among several organizations collaborating to present free training for the public on the safe use of all-terrain vehicles. The training, developed in response to accidents on and off the farm, includes safety practices such as proper personal protective equipment and a demonstration with an ATV simulator on the proper way to ride. The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Nebraska Safety Center, Central States Center for … [Read more...] about Nebraska Safety Center among those offering free ATV safety courses statewide
Safety Center renews $5.8 million grant to train transit drivers
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – The Nebraska Safety Center received a $5.8 million grant to train transit drivers from transportation, bus and transit companies across Nebraska. The grant, from the Nebraska Department of Roads, follows a three-year collaboration between the Nebraska Safety Center at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s College of Business and Technology and Center for Public Affairs Research at University of Nebraska at … [Read more...] about Safety Center renews $5.8 million grant to train transit drivers
John, Sonia Sahling create endowed scholarship for students getting CDL
KEARNEY - John and Sonia Sahling of Kearney have donated 5,000 to create an endowed scholarship fund for students getting a Commercial Driver’s License through the Nebraska Safety Center at the University of Nebraska Kearney. The scholarship fund will annually provide five ,000 scholarships non-traditional students, the Kearney Area Community Foundation announced Tuesday. “Sonia and I believe in giving back to our community that has been so good to us over the years. … [Read more...] about John, Sonia Sahling create endowed scholarship for students getting CDL
