In any serious car accident, your first steps should be to call the police and check yourself for serious injury. Only after you’ve determined you are okay, should you start looking for a witness. Unless the fault of your car accident is clear, witnesses can be valuable in determining liability, piecing together details of an […]
Brian Debelle
The NHTSA reported over 5900 accidents that resulted in pedestrian deaths, which ended up being 16% of all traffic related fatalities for the U.S. in 2017. Over the years the fatal pedestrian accident count has been increasing significantly. Several years ago, the year 1999 only saw about 4900 pedestrian fatalities. The toll began to [...]
Zack Monroe
With more and more motorists throughout the country spending well over an hour on their daily commutes, it’s understandable that drivers occasionally get frustrated participate in some form of aggressive behavior throughout their life. However, the increasing amount of violence, gun presence, and even death in recent years shows the [...]
Brenda Elazab
While winter is often deemed a wonderland, it unfortunately brings serious road hazards that can threaten the lives of those on the road. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, nearly 21% of all car collisions are weather-related, meaning adverse weather conditions contributed to the crash. Every year, weather-related [...]
Sam
Earlier this month, 18 occupants of a limousine and two pedestrians were killed in New York in one of the deadliest roadway accidents the country has seen in 9 years. While approaching the intersection of two highways at 2 pm in the afternoon, the vehicle flew through the stop and struct an empty car parked […]
Brian Debelle
The three-wheeled vehicle has been around for over a century, and is gearing up to stage a comeback. Initially built for versatility, and quick, cheap transportation after WWII, the three-wheeled car provided a struggling economy with a shining light of prosperity. Lack of supply caused automakers to shift their focus on a more compact [...]
Brian Debelle
It’s time to get on the road and off the phone says Washington State’s top officials. Last year a new distracted driving law was put into place by top safety officials as part of an effort to decrease distracted driving and reduce fatal injuries. The fine for first time offenders caught driving distracted is $126, […]
Alana Redmond
We’re all guilty of it…distracted driving. Whether it’s because you were in a rush or because you weren’t, people are constantly multi-tasking when driving. This proves to be highly detrimental as, on average, 25% of all motor vehicle crash fatalities are due to distracted driving. And while most people believe that teens are the [...]
Brian Debelle
We have all heard multiple times how dangerous distracted driving is – but is that only limited to cell phone use? NO. If you eat and drive, drink alcohol and drive or text and drive – the answer is yes, you are contributing to the number of unsafe drivers on the road. Distracted driving is […]
Brian Debelle
Distracted driving is responsible for taking thousands of lives every year, at least that’s what we see stamped across headlines and news publications. A few thousand is a big number- however in comparison to the actual number of people who are killed in car accidents every year from distracted drivers, a few thousand would be a [...]
Brian Debelle