A child runs out into the street after a soccer ball. A car hits the child, pauses for a moment, then rushes off, leaving the injured child in the street. As we watch the story on the news, we are baffled at how anyone could commit such a heinous act. Usually, the...
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Car Accident Insurance Concepts Explained Clearly: A Glossary of Key Terms
Do you feel like you need to take a foreign language class to “speak insurance”? You are not alone. However, it is important to understand key auto insurance terms, because they spell out exactly what your policy covers in the event of an accident. Here are...
How a Car Accident Can Compound Your Pre-Existing Condition Part 1
After a few-too-many drinks at the bar, John unwisely chooses to drive his car home. His impaired state causes him to drive through a red light and smash into your car. Your car is damaged, and as for you, after the accident, your back is in tremendous pain. You have...
Drugs and Driving: A Potent Mix that Makes Our Roads Less Safe
While almost everyone is aware of the dangers of the drunk driving, too many aren’t as informed about the perils of “drugged driving”–or driving while under the influence of illegal or prescription drugs. Although the science behind drugged driving goes back 40 years,...
The Dirty Windshield Effect
In order to better understand why vehicular accidents occurred and how to prevent them, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration studied traffic accidents over a two year period. In a report to Congress, NHTSA estimated that 262,791 cars involved in...
The Next Generation of Auto Safety Technology and How it Could Reduce Car Accident Injuries
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motor vehicle traffic deaths increased by almost eight percent in 2015. And a stunning 94 percent of vehicular crashes are related to human choice–that is, poor decision making by drivers....
5 Tools to Help You (and Any Witnesses) Document What Happened in Your Car Accident
It goes without saying that any car accident can be devastating, and even the smallest fender benders can result in expensive litigation. In the aftermath of a crash, when emotions are high, it is easy to forget to record critical details of the incident. However,...
How Car Accidents at Very High Speeds Are Different From Other Types of Crashes
Speeding is one of the most common factors contributing to traffic accidents, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Not only is speeding more likely to cause car crashes, but it can also significantly increase the severity of damage and...
When Homeless People Get Hurt In Automobile Accidents
What happens during an automobile accident involving a homeless person? Any injury accident is a tragic, but an accident involving a homeless person can be more complicated than other injury-related accidents–since the victim may be without living relatives, probably...
Why People Don’t Fear Car Accidents Nearly Enough
Only 80 Americans were killed in terrorist attacks between 2004 and 2013. In 2010 alone, there were 79 unprovoked shark attacks in North America, making it the most dangerous year for shark attacks in a decade. By contrast, more than 35,000 people die in traffic...