Car Accidents

Don’t turn off that accident prevention feature—how car accident prevention technology makes your drive safer Crash avoidance technologies are helping to reduce the number and severity of crashes, but the confusing names and varying system capabilities between...

Collectively, as a society, we’ve made significant strides in terms of road safety. Decadal trends show that there are significantly fewer DUI related crashes every year than there were, say, 30 years ago. We’re not driving DUI as much. That’s great. But we are...

In 2016, 40,200 people—the equivalent of 1.25 per 100 million vehicle miles—died in motor vehicle crashes. Heavy traffic, distracted driving, excessive speed, impaired drivers, unsafe driving and road conditions are common causes for accidents. To stay safe, pay...

It comes as an unpleasant shock to far too many car accident victims. The insurance company that should, by all moral rights, bend over backward to pay for your damages gives you a surprisingly hard time. Maybe you encountered a rude adjuster who reacted...

Eyewitness testimony provides powerful, convincing evidence that some action happened. Or at least it should, in theory. After all, if you see something with your own eyes, you can be pretty sure that your perceptions match reality. But perhaps surprisingly,...

What else can you do–or stop doing–to avoid or at least limit the odds of getting into another Arizona car accident? First of all, it’s useful (if painful) to reflect on your recent car accident. What caused it? What (if anything) can you do to avoid similar...

In 2013, a Pennsylvania driver was stopped on a road when a box truck rear-ended her car. In the days and weeks after the collision, the driver complained of neck and back pain—otherwise known as “whiplash.” The pain got progressively worse, until two years later,...

No one wants to be in a car accident–let alone a serious one that leads to painful, costly injuries like whiplash, spinal cord injuries, concussions, broken ribs, etc. In fact, motor vehicle accidents are archetypal “Black Swan” events–unpredictable, horrifically...

What if you car accident was minor? You suffered just a few bruises or a mild concussion. Even still, you should see a qualified doctor as soon as possible. The bruises could indicate a more serious medical situation, like internal bleeding. A seemingly mild head...

Auto insurance companies are not “evil,” and it’s important to avoid painting the (often very good) work they do with a broad brush. However, profit does motivate many of their actions. In general, it benefits insurers to pay out as little as they can after a car...