Drunk-Driving Prevention Technology: DADSS Program
Newly introduced bipartisan legislation would earmark $60 million over a five-year period to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (N...
Motorcycle Accident Causes and Injuries
Motorcycles have been found to be more prone to involvement in accidents than any other type of automobile. It is estimated that motorcycles are invol...
5 Leading Causes of Car Accidents
According to the Department of Transportation, every year, motor vehicle accidents can cost up to $200 billion. Car accidents are a major public s...
Elements in Accidents Beyond Our Control
There are many other elements that possess the potential to cause a car accident other than humans. Here are some factors to consider that are out...
Rear-End Car Accidents: Main Causes of Neck Injuries and Whiplash
One of the most common types of car collisions is the rear-end car accident. There are many factors why rear-end crashes happen often but most of ...
Types of Car Accidents and What Causes Them
A traffic collision or car accident occurs when a road vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, road obstacle, or animal. These accide...
Car Accidents and Cell Phones
Do Cell phones really cause car accidents? Data regarding the correlation between car accidents and cell phone usage while driving has been some...
Rear End Car Accidents: Determining Fault
Rear end accidents are amongst the most common types of car accidents that occur, and generally speaking, the driver of the car that rear ends someon...
Winter & Blizzard Conditions Still Command Motorists Duties or Negligence Lawsuits Arise
Winter and blizzard conditions may render streets closed and others near unable to be traveled upon. Still, the duties of a motorist remain. In fa...
Are Elderly/Senior Drivers a Danger On the Road?
Today, nearly 20 percent of all motorists are elderly drivers and according to the Federal Highway Administration, there are as many as 21.6 milli...
Drunk Driving and Car Accidents: Who is At Risk?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are around 159 million self-reported incidents of driving under the influence of al...
Common Causes of Car Accidents
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported approximately 5.8 million car accidents in 2008 alone. Of these, an estimated ...
30 Seconds Can Change Your Life: Tips to Avoid Car Accidents
In the original 1975 movie Death Race 2000, drivers accumulate points by hitting unsuspecting pedestrians, as they innocently cross through city s...
Car Accidents Caused in Part by Snow and Ice
Many drivers are curious who is at fault for an accident caused (in part) by snow and ice. Since we are now in the midst of winter, this question is ...
Understanding Crashworthiness and Auto Defects Related Accidents
A vehicle’s crashworthiness is a very important aspect one should always take into consideration especially when buying a new car. After all, wh...
Winter Weather To Bring Many Accidents To The Midwest
As winter approaches, not only does the weather turn for the worse, it often seems as if motorist’s driving abilities turn for the worse. Unfort...
Driver Fatigue: A Growing Problem on our Nations Roadways
Drivers face many obstacles when driving on public roadways. Some of these obstacles include road construction, damaged roadways, traffic jams, in...
Criminal Driving In A Personal Injury Case
Recent news headlines in the St. Louis, MO area have been filled with stories of injuries or deaths resulting from negligent acts while driving an a...
3 Main Causes of Fatal Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycles are a popular mode of transportation these days in light of the high price of gas and overly congested roads. But while motorcycles are ce...
The Fatal Figures of Single Rollover Accidents
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), in 2008, there were 31 deaths per million in single vehicle crashes and a huge perce...
New Technology Can Save Lives in Car Accidents
Safety devices in automobiles gain in their ability to save lives each year. Since the 1960s there have been significant additions to the automobile...
Motorcylce Safety: Keep an Eye Out
With our recent warm spell this weekend, I was quickly reminded of the number of motorcycles that share our North Florida roads. My kids and I actua...
Crashes are Not Accidents
A crash is not an accident. The United States Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration started a campaign ent...
DUI Car Accident
Driving under the influence of alcohol, or any kind of controlled substance for that matter, is considered illegal. It is also a very risky move for...
Auto Accident Statistics
For Americans, the number of car accidents occurring each year is proportional to the number of cars on the road, which to date, has increased stead...
Car Accidents Caused by Cell Phone Use
For most drivers, talking on a cell phone while behind the wheel is commonplace. Each minute, an estimated one million Americans are logging miles...
Reducing Teen Car Accidents
Teen car accidents are increasing across United States. Vehicle crashes account for most deaths and injuries among teens 16 to 19 years old. In a re...
Agressive Driving and Car Accidents
First of all, road rage and aggressive drivers are two distinct and separate causes of motor vehicle accidents. While both have an element of anger, r...
Cell Phone Driving Law
Have you been involved in an accident due to you or someone else driving while using their cell phone? If you’re like most adults, you probably ha...
Multiple Car Accident Cases: Cause and Effect
An accident caused by one vehicle may end up affecting many vehicles. In this scenario, fault is oftentimes hard to prove. In a city like Los Angeles ...
Brain Reaction Time
Have you been involved in an accident due to poor brain reaction time? Imagine you're driving down the road at a normal speed when suddenly, out of ...
Bad Weather Driving
Unsafe driving conditions can affect your ability to drive at any moment of the day. These types of weather conditions range from rain and snow to i...
Retesting Elderly Drivers
It is no mystery that driving reaction time and general skills deteriorate with age. That is why older drivers are not always totally capable of ope...
Car Defects and Car Accidents
If you are injured in a car accident and want to sue the other driver, normally you have to prove their negligence to recover. However, if you were ...
How To Prevent Teen Driving Accidents
Teens & Alcohol Many teens who are exposed to alcohol find the temptation too alluring to resist. Those who experiment with alcohol are automati...
Tailgating
Following too close, also known as tailgating is the most common cause of traffic accidents. You will often read statistics that say speed is a fact...
Blind Spots
Have you ever been close to making a maneuver in which you saw no other cars around, only to see a vehicle creep up on you? This is commonly referre...
Car Brake Failure
With today’s modern technology, brake failure has become very unlikely. Nowadays, drivers are fortunate enough to have brake systems that allow t...
Drivng in Snow and Ice
The best advice for driving in bad winter weather is not to drive at all, if you can avoid it. Don't go out until the snow plows and sanding trucks ...
Driver Distractions
Driving is a very engaging activity, and hence not as easy as it seems. You have to pay attention to countless details, from the vehicle’s operati...
Tire Problems
Compared to the bias-ply tires of 25 years ago, today’s radial tires are significantly safer. Regardless of this, though, they still require regul...
Teen Car Accident
Are you or someone you know a teenager that has been involved in car accident? The years of being a teenager is not an easy phase of life. Not only ...
Elderly Drivers and Car Accidents
Despite the importance of driving in the United States, there comes an age when a person is incapable of driving on their own. Knowing what age a pe...
Rollover Accident
Have you ever witnessed a vehicle rollover? If so, surely you are aware of how horrific it can be. The combination of speed and weight can cause a v...
Road Rage Accident
Have you ever gotten extremely angry at another driver’s carelessness or lack of consideration? You are not alone. Road rage is more common than i...
Impaired Driving Accidents and Injuries
The scenario is all too common: A person assures his friends that he’s fine to drive after having a few drinks and ends up dead later that night. ...
High Speed Car Collision
Have you ever been in a car accident due to driving at excessive speeds? Even though speeding is illegal, it is a very common infraction among drive...
Defensive Driving
Unfortunately, aggressive drivers have become an accepted part of today’s driving. While we can't do much about others’ behavior, we can always ...
Aggressive Drivers
Modern cars are manufactured under very safe standards, and the environment in which they're driven is engineered to minimize injuries suffered from...
More Sleep May Reduce Teen Car Accidents
There have been many studies conducted lately in regards to the alarming number of teens that are involved in auto accidents and a new study has f...
Driving While Talking On Cell Phone
It seems like such a long time ago when only the wealthy owned a cell phone. Now, it's uncommon for someone not to have one. With the popularity of ...
