Avoid Distractions When Driving. We’ve all heard that before. And yet we all find reasons to ignore it. Maybe we’re in a rush. Or we’re driving in an unfamiliar area, looking between a map or directions and the road. Or we’re tired of the radio, and looking for a new CD. Whatever the case, a less distracted driver is a safer driver.

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Flashlights have come a long way. The first hand-held electric torches were considered novelty items, and were named “flashlights” precisely because they couldn’t deliver steady light. Russian immigrant Conrad Hubert (nee Akiba Horowitz) is the entrepreneur we have to thank for the transition to reliant flashlights. In 1897, Hubert was struggling to make ends meet in his new homeland. Since he was flat broke, he took work anywhere. He worked in a cigar store and ran a hotel and restaurant. He even repaired watches for a while. But he never seemed to have enough money.

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Today, few Americans could imagine life without flashlights. From changing a flat tire to digging out the camping stove during blackout, you can’t comfortably get along without a trusty flashlight. But as long as you’re going to have one, why not choose the best? These days, flashlights aren’t just tubes with batteries in one end. You want an electric torch with the latest features that’s easy to use.

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As oil prices and global warming concerns rise, more and more people are choosing to bike rather than drive. Many have already discovered the joys of biking to work, and can describe the warm fuzzy feeling that comes from knowing you’re saving the earth as you get a free workout.

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Campers and rescue personnel alike have long valued the strobe function on flashlights for emergencies. Recently, however, military and law enforcement agencies have been researching how flashing lights can delay or even completely stop violent attackers. As Derek Valcourt reported on WJZ 13 in Baltimore, the Department of Homeland Security is developing an LED Incapacitator flashlight. Government officials hope to provide this new high performance flashlight as a non-lethal method to control, but not kill, non-cooperative suspects. Powerful flashing lights confuse and temporarily blind attackers. As David Throckmorton of the Department of Homeland security told Valcourt, “In effect what you are trying to do is get the person to close their eyes and make it hard for them to keep being aggressive and coming at you.”

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