Campaigns and public service announcements about wearing a seat belt are common now. People know they can face fines for failing to wear a seat belt in a moving vehicle. While most people are focused on the safety aspect of this device, they may not realize that seat...
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Can you seek compensation for crash-related emotional trauma?
Those who have survived a serious motor vehicle accident understand the lasting effects of a crash. Physical injuries are often easy to notice, allowing victims to seek compensation for necessary medical care. Unfortunately, accident survivors can suffer from...
Stay safe when driving among large trucks
Semi-trucks, big rigs and 18-wheelers play a huge role in today’s economy. They are necessary to ship goods across the country and continent. Unfortunately, due to the size and weight of these trucks, they also pose significant risks to other vehicles. As a driver of...
When a broken bone from a crash becomes a major injury
The force involved in a car crash is easily enough to break bones in the human body. When you consider how many people die in motor vehicle collisions or suffer amputations, brain injuries or spinal cord damage, a broken bone may seem like a relatively simple bodily...
Can you suffer nerve damage in a car crash?
Damage or injury to the body’s nervous system occurs in some car accidents. Since nerves carry messages and signals to the body, nerve injury can lead to a lifetime of pain and complications. If you have unusual or unexplained symptoms after suffering injuries in a...
What are the most common reasons for slip-and-fall accidents?
When you think about slip-and-fall accidents, do you imagine someone slipping on a wet floor? What about falling down the stairs? These are certainly common accidents, but do you know why they happen? Usually, the underlying cause of any slip-and-fall accident can be...
Do you know the most common motorcycle accident?
Motorcycle accidents can happen in many different ways. A driver could cross the centerline and hit a bike that is coming toward it. A motorcyclist could lose traction in a corner and slide off of the road. Understanding how crashes happen is a crucial part of...
What are the causes of distracted driving?
You are driving to work. Your phone rings and you reach for it to see who is calling. The radio goes to commercial and you need to switch the channel. Your kids are arguing in the backseat, so you take your eyes off the road to find out what they are fighting over....
Teenage traffic fatalities spike in the summer
New teenage drivers can get into severe and sometimes deadly car wrecks. Multiple factors influence a teenager's likeliness to get hurt in a wreck. The general lack of experience that someone has in their first few years of driving is a concern. So too is the constant...