Driving while talking with passengers, grooming, eating, or changing the radio station are all behaviors that are common while operating a motor vehicle. Each is a distraction that results in a driver taking their eyes off the road, hands off the wheel, and/or mind off driving. So many of these behaviors have become commonplace. Drivers […]
A dashboard-mounted camera, or dash cam for short, is a compact recording device that sits on a car’s dashboard or windshield. Depending on the direction faced, dash cams can record either the driver’s perspective of the road or the actions of passengers and back seat riders. People may choose to invest in a dash cam […]
One of the leading causes of car accidents on the roads and highways of New Jersey and Pennsylvania is aggressive driving. People who drive aggressively are by definition reckless drivers, and their negligence often causes car accidents and personal injury. Motorists cannot control how other people drive, but there are things they can do to […]
Get a ride home. Call a cab or rideshare. The public hears this time and time again from authorities and other stakeholders who want to keep impaired drivers off the roads. Drunk drivers can cause fatal car accidents and ruin lives. Alcohol is involved with at least one driver in one of every three accidents […]
In the best case, getting into a car accident results in minor property damage to a vehicle and the owner suffers no injuries. Unfortunately, that’s not always how car accidents work out. Many car accidents cause serious personal injury to victims. That gets to be extremely frustrating because it could have been avoided. Human error […]
The formal insurance claims process following a car accident can be a very stressful and time consuming affair for drivers involved. In addition, insurance premiums can increase to up to 40 percent for drivers who are found to be at fault, and too many claims can result in loss of coverage. If the accident is […]
Turn signals are the best way for motorists to let other drivers know that they are planning to turn, change lanes, or perform some other maneuver that may affect the drivers and other road users around them. Turn signal use may be shrugged off as a mere courtesy, but when drivers neglect to communicate their […]
As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions ease and warm weather arrives, more people will be enjoying the outdoors. That means more people are sharing the roads with drivers as pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorcyclists. Drivers need to use extra caution on the road, but so do people on foot or bike. Following are tips to keep everyone […]
After a car accident, victims often know immediately that they have been hurt. However, car accident injuries can show up days, weeks, and months after the crash. The victims of a car accident, including the driver, the passengers, or even a bystander, need to know about personal injury appearing later. Studies show that in a […]
Summer is prime time for road trips and vacations. Unfortunately, it can also be prime time for car accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) tracks vehicle accidents and trends. Their 24-year study of car accidents revealed the following sobering statistics: Twenty-nine percent more people die of summer car accidents than of winter car […]
