Category: Accidents

Driving an automobile on the highways in any city of the United States has been made safer as a result of special features added to the automobiles by auto manufacturers. Such things as front wheel drive, air bags, and seat belts have been added to cars sold in America to lessen the possibility of severe […]

Automobile insurance is mandatory in most jurisdictions in the United States. It is designed to provide coverage for the risk of financial liability as a result of an auto accident. The states that do not require a motorist to carry car insurance are Virginia, New Hampshire, and Mississippi. Virginians that do not have auto insurance […]

This might be a hard idea to acknowledge however, in spite of what your instinct lets you know, you might need a car that crumples. Truth be told, stats demonstrate that the danger of being killed in a personal automobile in U.S. streets has diminished every year, except for 2012, when casualty and injury rates […]

What Do I Do When a Driver is engaging in Road Rage? In recent years, where traffic has become worse, so do the driver’s temper. In such scenarios, figuring out how to keep yourself calm, and how to de-escalate another person’s street fury, can help prevent mishaps and acts of violence on road. A Couple […]

In a high-risk industry like construction, safety is an investment that gives genuine advantages. A safe workplace keeps skilled workforce & projects on track by lessening accidents that outcome in injuries and schedule postponements, while likewise diminishing the risks of prosecution and managerial action. A solid safety record augments an organization’s reputation, gives it a […]

It only makes sense that as traffic becomes worse, so too do drivers’ tempers. The rising population directly impacts road use, which is seen as an increasing volume of cars on the roads. There are 253 million passenger vehicles and trucks on the road, according to the LA Times. Not only do more cars mean […]

2.3 million people suffer serious injuries in traffic collisions every year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Highway Administration. While collisions remain, by far, the most serious type of incident that faces drivers, there are other scenarios that are less than ideal. Blown out tires, engine trouble, getting stuck on rough […]

Using cell phones while behind the wheel is becoming an even more serious problem. According to  Secretary of Transportation Raymond LaHood, there are 5,500 fatalities and 500,000 injuries each year due to distracted drivers using cell phones. Another expert in the field believes those numbers are great underestimates. Paul Atchley, who researches distracted driving for […]

Cars used to be built with a stiff, solid outer structure that stood up to serious impacts. It was not until 1952 that Mercedes Benz began introducing vehicles with purposefully weakened outer shells to reduce injuries for occupants. This idea became known as the crumple zone, which saves lives by absorbing the impact instead of […]

States across the US have made efforts to increase cyclist and pedestrian safety over the last few years. However, there are still hundreds of thousands of collisions with cars that cause serious injury to cyclists every year. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 726 cyclists died in 2014. When going up against two […]