You may have a parking lot injury case if your injuries were caused by another party’s negligence and if the statute of limitations has not expired for your claim. Even if you do have a claim, however, it’s important to realize that: What you do and don’t do after you’ve been hurt in a parking [...]
Chester “Chet” Hanks, the 25-year-old son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, reportedly rear-ended another motorist earlier this year. The alleged victim of that crash is now suing Hanks and Wilson, claiming that they are liable for the accident and the resulting injuries because they allowed their son to use their car that day. According [...]
It’s uncertain if distracted driving played a role in the death of an elderly woman or injury to her husband in a head-on accident that occurred at approximately 5:10 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, 2016 on U.S. Route 209. The crash claimed the life of a 78-year-old woman from Hurley, who was riding in the passenger [...]
Essential Defensive Driving Habits With the New Year can come a lot of resolutions. While many people may be focused on resolutions to improve their finances or their health, another important resolution can lie in focusing on safety. In fact, if you regularly commute to and from work (or anywhere), resolving to be [...]
Driving in the winter can come with some extra risks. And, despite all of your efforts and plans to avoid these risks, you may end up becoming tripped up by one of them, causing you to be stuck on the roadside during less-than-favorable winter conditions. If this happens, having a winter safety kit in your [...]
Winter weather can provide a lovely background for holiday celebrations. It can also make the road and driving conditions far more challenging for both cars and drivers, as the extreme cold can negatively impact some major vehicle systems and equipment. By taking the steps (discussed below) to winterize your vehicle, however, you can minimize your [...]
Technological advancements have been pivotal to enhancing vehicle safety. Not all new vehicle technologies, however, end up having the impacts automakers expect, as some may actually contribute to driver negligence and increase the risk of a collision, a few recent studies have revealed. In fact, two such technologies that have recently come under fire include: [...]
Halloween is here, and millions of children across the U.S. are getting ready to hit the streets and start collecting goodies. While Halloween can be a fun time for children and parents, however, it is also a time when children face a far greater risk of being in a pedestrian accident. In fact, according to [...]
Driving and vehicle laws are generally intended to protect motorists and reduce the risks they face or present to others on the road. Some laws that are on the books in the U.S., however, are outdated or just plain bizarre, and we’ll point out just a handful of these below These Odd Laws May Make [...]
In a few days, federal transportation safety officials will be kicking off National Teen Driver Safety Week, an annual campaign that is dedicated to educating parents and teen drivers about: Parents, next week is National Teen Driver Safety Week. Here’s what the NHTSA is encouraging you to discuss with your teen drivers, a Kingston [...]
