Every day 107,000 injuries occur in the U.S. and the goal of National Safety Month is to reduce that number. Injury and death is a risk for everyone regardless of age, class, race, or location. So, this article is intended to raise awareness of the risk of serious injury and how to prevent it. Facts […]
Snapchat – How New Legislation is Fighting Distracted Driving
June 3, 2016 By
Everyone knows that it’s illegal and unsafe to use a phone while driving, and yet people still use their phones every day while on the road. Even more troubling, however, are features of certain apps that encourage unsafe behavior while driving. Last month in Georgia, two parties of an auto collision were nearly killed due, […]
Zero Annual Traffic Deaths, A New Approach in Automotive Thinking
May 25, 2016 By
Over 37,000 people die in road collisions each year, according to the Association for Safe International Road Travel. James Kuffner, Chief Technology Officer at the Toyota Research Institute, is one of many experts around the world that are a proposing a new goal for the auto industry. Zero traffic deaths. Kuffner makes the claim that […]
Red Light Cameras Increase Crashes, May or May Not Reduce Severity
May 20, 2016 By
Red light cameras are highly controversial. They are hated by drivers, considered a violation of privacy by many, have been found unconstitutional by multiple courts, are banned in 10 states, and where they are installed accidents go up. And then there is the corruption issue. In January, 2016, Chicago’s former assistant transportation commissioner, John Bills, […]
Self-Driving Cars and the Future of Auto Accidents
April 28, 2016 By
Self-driving cars are already here. While fully autonomous vehicles that require no human driver or occupant are a few years out, cars with self-driving features are already available. The hope is that fully autonomous vehicles will put an end to traffic fatalities. But accidents are inevitable during the experimental and transitional phase when new technology […]
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
April 11, 2016 By
By now we all know that distracted driving is possibly the biggest hazard we face on the roads today. What many people aren’t thinking about is the danger they place themselves in with distracted walking. We’ve all seen the zombie pedestrians, eyes glued to their phones as they wander straight into traffic without ever noticing. […]
Autos with Defective Wiring
March 21, 2016 By
Although modern automobiles are marvels of electrical engineering, their complexity creates plentiful opportunities for electrical systems to fail, with occasionally disastrous results. When defective wiring in an automobile is caused by an inherent defect in the automobile itself (rather than inadequate maintenance or DIY repairs, for example), an injured party might be eligible to assert […]
Top 5 Truck Accident Resources
March 18, 2016 By
1. Five Safety Tips for Avoiding Truck Accidents Although collisions with large commercial vehicles typically involve truck driver error and are often ultimately the fault of the trucking company, there are many things that the everyday driver can do to avoid getting into a truck accident. And, some truck accidents happen because regular drivers just […]
When Did St. Patrick’s Day become a Drinking Holiday?
March 16, 2016 By
St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated on March 17th for hundreds of years. A special exception is made allowing Catholics, and other who observe Lent, to indulge and celebrate in honor of the saint. In the early to mid-1900’s pubs in Ireland were closed on St. Patrick’s Day to prevent drinking to excess. That law […]
