When school returns after the summer break, it seems that just about everyone returns to familiar routines. Students return to classes; parents resume their usual drop-off and pick-up schedules; and traffic patterns on major roads and side streets become busy with school children, school buses, parent carpools, and all kinds of other commuters. Traffic and […]
If anyone is planning on taking their pets on the road with them for a road trip or a long car ride, there are some requirements that need to be addressed. It is strongly suggested that pets do not ride in the front seat in case of a car accident. In the case where the […]
A car accident can happen literally in the blink of an eye. For those injured in an accident, although the collision can occur in seconds or less, the episode can seem to be in slow motion because of the body’s fight-or-flight reaction. Time can seem to slow down. Alarmingly, federal agencies report that personal injury, […]
Professional athletes train hard and maintain their conditioning to compete at the highest levels. Fans watch them and marvel at the things they can do. What people may not know or remember about professional athletes is that they all have suffered from bursitis at some point in their careers. Bursitis, most commonly a repetitive motion […]
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 cars dashboard or windshield. Depending on the direction faced, dash cams can record either the drivers 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 […]
