When following another vehicle, you need to leave a safe distance. The rule of thumb is three seconds between two cars. You can simply determine this by counting how many seconds it takes you to pass an object, such as a road sign, tree or telephone pole, after the...
Motor Vehicle Accidents
3 examples of emotional damages after a vehicle crash
What do you imagine when someone tells you that they suffered an injury after a collision with another vehicle? You probably think of conditions involving blood, bruising and/or broken bones. While these are real concerns, they are not the only things that crash...
What could jeopardize your personal injury claim?
A car accident can be a traumatizing experience. If you are hurt in a car crash as a result of another driver’s reckless acts, you will want to pursue compensation. In so doing, you must establish how the accident happened and how the other driver is liable for your...
Why a truck crash was probably not your fault
When a truck is in a collision with a car, most people assume the trucker is at fault. Statistics from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) show this assumption is usually wrong. In 81% of cases, they found that the car driver was to...
Which car safety feature makes crashing more likely?
Modern cars often come with much thicker roof support pillars than older vehicles. This is a safety design to increase strength and reduce the chance that the roof will cave in on the passengers if the vehicle rolls over in a crash. The problem is that thicker pillars...
5 ways employers can reduce workplace vehicle accident risks
Many workplaces have a constant flow of vehicles delivering or taking away goods crisscrossing their premises. Others require smaller vehicles to move things about on-site or carry out tasks such as taking things down from a shelf or digging a hole. Any one of these...
Why is car crash safety a man’s world?
It was once the case that men did most of the driving, designing and building of cars. So, it is perhaps understandable that, in those less enlightened times, they designed vehicles primarily to accommodate themselves. Yet nowadays, there are even more women than men...
How can medication lead to a car crash?
When you go to the doctor, and they prescribe you medication, you need to ensure you understand the implications of taking it. Some people are so happy to get access to helpful drugs that they pick them up from the pharmacy and take them without giving a thought to...
3 mistakes that could compromise an injury claim after a crash
The hours and days after a vehicle crash are undeniably challenging and are a prime time for injury victims to unintentionally make poor decisions. If you’ve recently suffered harm in a crash any potential missteps that you make could affect your ability to secure the...
Does driving become more dangerous with age?
It’s well known that younger drivers are some of the most accident-prone because of their inexperience and reduced maturity. How do things look at the other end of the scale? Do people keep on getting safer and safer? Or do they reach a point where their driving...