Most drivers understand the basic process of getting medical care after a car crash. Unless they need emergency treatment, they will need to wait at the scene of the collision for the arrival of the police. After telling the officer what occurred and arranging for the...
What should you do if an insurance company wants you to settle?
In the aftermath of a motor vehicle accident, you typically find yourself replaying what happened again and again. Frequently, you wonder, is there anything I could have done to prevent this accident? When the insurance company of the other driver involved approaches...
Drugged driving often involves prescribed medications
It seems like there’s a medication for just about everything these days. If you’re sad or anxious or lethargic, you’ve probably seen an advertisement for a medication that promises to help. If you’re in pain or can’t run as far as you used to without your muscles...
How do you tell if a trucker is too tired to drive?
Fatigue is a huge problem among people who drive trucks for a living. As someone who drives a smaller vehicle, it would be nice if you could pick out the tired truckers from the alert ones. If there were a way to do so, you could give them extra space so that they...
How a car crash can cause a potentially deadly blood clot
Most people associate a sudden onset of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) -- a blood clot that forms inside the leg -- with poor circulation caused by having little room to move for an extended period. This can happen to even young, healthy people after an especially long...
When do most deadly motorcycle crashes happen?
Fatal motorcycle accidents can happen at any time of day. You always need to be careful when you ride and remember that other drivers cause most of these crashes. The biggest threat you face is from those around you. That being said, knowing when most of these...
Massive infrastructure bill would improve driver, road safety
Even people who don’t follow what’s going on in our nation’s capital very closely probably know that Congress has been working day and night recently to iron out a massive infrastructure bill that would provide much-need money for roads, bridges, railroads and public...
Drivers must be careful in school zones
As summer wanes, children return to class and school zones will be filled with buses and parents dropping off and picking up their children. We can all do our part to limit the number of pedestrian accidents in school zones by following a few safety guidelines. Be...
A truck crash may be down to poor maintenance
You would expect a professional truck driver to drive a professionally maintained rig. Yet, recent statistics from Brake Safety Day show this is often not the case. Brake Safety Day is an annual event promoted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. As part of it,...
Motorcyclists may be hit by left-turning drivers
Motorcyclists always must be aware of the risks that they face from other drivers. All it takes is one mistake that someone else makes for you to find yourself in the hospital after being hit on your bike. Perhaps the most common accident to be aware of is when a...
