Your semitruck has been on the road day and night tallying up hundreds of thousands of miles with only a few stops in between. Short delivery deadlines and high maintenance costs may cause you to maintain its brakes at the very last minute. You might have noticed your...
Texting and driving is a hazard, yet many people continue to do it despite the risks to themselves and others. As someone who has been involved in a crash with someone who was texting, you may be saying to yourself that it wasn’t worth it, because now you’re dealing...
It's unnerving when someone begins tailgating you aggressively. In the mirror, it looks like that car is right on your back bumper. This is exaggerated if it's a large vehicle, such as an SUV or a pickup truck. You know that it's dangerous to have someone driving...
The force of a motor vehicle wreck can lead to severe damage to a person’s body. While many injuries, such as broken bones, are easily noticed at the scene of the crash, there are some that don’t show up for a while. A brain injury is one that can be catastrophic,...
In the United States, road rage accounts for 54% of motor vehicle accidents. Add to that the fact that at least 37% of drivers carry a gun in their car and you have a recipe for disaster. Every year, 30 murders are committed by aggressive drivers. According to the...
Sometimes, after an auto accident, the physical injuries may pale in comparison to the psychological trauma the accident victims suffer. While very serious car wrecks are likely to cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even relatively minor collisions can leave...
After your accident with another driver, you may have a hard copy of the police report that states the other driver was at fault. You may be back at home, but you are receiving physical therapy for injuries to your back and neck. You have come to an unpleasant...
As members of Congress continue to butt heads over the infrastructure bill, New Jersey residents, like people in every state, are left to deal with numerous roads that are badly in need of repair or upgrade. The upcoming winter weather won’t make them any safer or...
Distracted driving isn't just one bad habit, like texting at the wheel. It is actually any activity that diminishes your focus on the task of driving safely. Given that so many people think of distracted driving as synonymous with texting while driving, they may...
We all know that distracted driving can be fatal. Whether it's eating, shaving, putting on make-up or answering the phone, taking our eyes, hands and attention off of driving for a fraction of a second can result in personal injuries and fatalities. Is having a...
