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Each time you get out of the car, do you set the parking brake every time? If not, there is a little-known law that you are breaking! A mother said that a citation was received by her son for not being able to set his parking brake while his car was parked on a...
Death was the rendezvous of a motorcycle rider as he was involved in a horrific crash in SoHo. Police stated that ay Larry Olavarria, age 32, resident of Clifton, N.J. ran a red light Wednesday afternoon and crashed into a minivan. The mishap took place at around 4:30...
Every time you turn on the news, there is a story about an accident involving a driver who was texting. We are constantly reminded of the hazards of texting while driving, yet we still choose to text and drive. It’s almost instinctual, your phone buzzes with a...
For most people their car is like their second home. We spend a lot of time in our cars; working on them, cleaning them, and making sure the engines run properly. But, for some reason, when it comes to a car’s tires people don’t seem to pay attention....
Motorcycles can be a lot of fun to ride. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of hitting the open road on a bike, hopefully with a close friend in tow. However, many people choose not to get on a motorcycle because they fear the vulnerability that comes when they...
Sometimes, when an auto accident takes place, liability is quite obvious. For example, if you have stopped at a red light and you are rear-ended by another vehicle. What happens, more often though, is that neither driver wants to take the blame for the accident. It is...
In many instances, a vehicular accident is a crash of more than two vehicles – this is colloquially called a pile-up. A pile-up accident can involve as many vehicles as hundreds which is happening worldwide. It is often occurring on routes that ran intense volume and...
According to an old saying – misfortune never comes singly; so many believed that bad things come in 3’s especially when referred to accidents, deaths and other mishaps. Dunleith, Del. – Police reported that a man under the influence of liquor was over speeding and...
Tire blowouts are never fun. They make a loud, scary noise, they cause a sudden jolt to your steering, they create a safety hazard for everyone around and they cost you money spent for possible towing and a new tire. It’s no wonder that tire blowouts are one of the...
Houston – Based on a projection made by the Transportation Department of Houston, thousands of senior citizens will likely be victims of traffic accidents this year. There will be many fatalities unless the family will keep seniors from getting behind the wheel. Angie...
Reducing the number of injuries and death in vehicle accidents makes sense for many parties in many countries. Automakers want to make their vehicles safer so that people will buy them, and also to stay out of the courts, where expensive lawsuits and horrible...
There are so many great things about summer—longer days, beach vacations, music festivals and wearing shorts and flip-flops, to name a few–that it’s hard to think of a negative. But, when people take vacations and kids are off school, the roads fill up with more...
The arrival of a high-tech license plate reader is a great step towards Police departments of Pennsylvania into the law enforcement’s future world. The step to the next level was made possible from the combined efforts of five counties comprising the Task Force of...
Studies discovered that many cases of road accidents happened due to a bizarre behavior called road rage; this behavior is common to more than half of all drivers. See below what a rage driver does. A couple in their senior years is the innocent by-stander of drivers...
Accidents on the road are not the only happenings revolving around SEPTA’s world as there are other interesting events aside from vehicular crashes. Jan 26, 2013 – A naked man took a SEPTA bus ride which made some spectators believed that Adam had returned. A video...
Simone Wilson made an investigation for Weekly Standard regarding traffic problems in L.A.; and she discovered that hit-and-run is a major problem in the city. Every year, there are more than 20,000 hit-and-run accidents occurring in Los Angeles which should make city...
The driver who committed no less than 17 accidents categorized as hit-and-run plus a fatal crash is spending a day in Gwinnett County court. Sheriff’s office confirmed that this pickup truck driver caused hit-and-run mishaps that go as much as17 cases...
Vehicle accidents are commonplace at all times of the year, but when the temperatures plummet below freezing and the ice has to be scraped off the windshield, then trouble is most likely brewing on the highway accident front. Apart from negligent driving, a sudden...
State Police reported that Delaware County for the month of December had recorded 1494 incidents which included: criminal offenses -136 & arrests – 97; crashes – 189; with fatal crash – 1; six DUI-related crashes; DUI arrests – 25; people...
The old year ended with a celebration and the New Year was welcome in the Big Apple with a bang accompanied by a series of fatal car accidents. More than 225,000 motorists are involved in a car accident in New York City every year; may 2013 yield fewer harvest! On...
The mechanics of an airbag’s deployment might seem simple enough, but the instantaneous inflation of an airbag is just one small step in the many occurrences that transpire when a vehicle hits an object or another vehicle. Understanding where airbags fit into this...
About three years ago, a car crossed over the centre line of Route 67 that is just outside Ramona. The speeding car smashed into another car that is being driven by Alexandria Drake. The accident killed Alexandria’s life and will forever change the lives of her...
Keeping the environment clean is an essential duty of vehicles on the road. SEPTA buses which lead commuter vehicles on the road have been spending millions of dollars in manufacturing and transforming its buses into hybrid vehicles which they claimed is green. For...
When we think of motor vehicle accident injuries, we often think of broken bones, damage to internal organs and whiplash. One level that we do not often consider is the impact on our senses of sight, hearing, feel, taste and smell. Yet, your senses can be severely...
In the jolt of an auto accident, your usually sturdy spinal column can suffer the type of trauma that will lead to severe pain if untreated. Many times, you can suffer a herniated disc in your neck or back, especially in the lower regions of the spine, as the result...
Many injuries suffered in vehicle accidents result when the back and/or neck are severely jolted, often from a rear impact. In the moments after a surprise car accident, your body produces huge amounts of adrenaline as it goes on high alert. This adrenaline can mask...
In the dazed moments that you experience after a vehicle accident, it can be hard to remember all of the steps that you need to take. It might be handy to make a short list on paper to put in your glove box, or you can even type a reminder on your smartphone for use...
If you are involved in a vehicle accident, it sometimes can be tempting to not call the police, especially if the accident appears to be minor and fault can be assigned to one driver or the other. The problem with this type of reasoning is that seemingly minor...
Surprising as it may seem, cell phone use while driving has become one of the major reasons for road accidents and the need for contacting a car accident lawyer if you have been involved in an accident involving a driver who was texting while driving. Cell phones have...
When we are out driving on our daily commute, we expect to get to work and return home without being involved in an accident and sustaining a minor or life threatening injury. Unfortunately, there are some automobile drivers, who get into the driver seat under the...
In today’s Digital Age, it’s easy to become inextricably linked to one’s phone. People want to stay in contact with others at all times, except when they are sleeping. People want to check the Web and their email as the number of apps for smartphones continues to...
Airbags can be lifesavers when they deploy correctly, do not shred, impact your body squarely, etc. However, the technology behind them has proven to be far more tricky than most auto manufacturers have anticipated, and the number of problems with airbags and the...
No one would argue for the removal of airbags from vehicles. They have saved too many lives over the years, more than 25,000 between 1975, when they were first used, to 2007. That’s an average of nearly 1,000 people per year, whose families are surely grateful for the...
Since its invention in the 1950s, the airbag has been both hailed as a lifesaver and criticized as an injury-causer. Here are a few facts about the history of the airbag and the lessons that can be drawn from the development of this technology. A Brief Timeline of the...