Category: Auto Accidents
Liability and Self-Driving Cars
Determining who to blame for an accident involving a self-driving car can be a challenge. It remains unclear in many states who should be held responsible when an autonomous car malfunctions or crashes. Should it be the vehicle’s owner or operator? Or should the manufacturer of the technology making self-driving cars possibly share the blame?[…]
Teens and Car Accidents
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for American teenagers, with six adolescents between 16-and-19-years-old dying because of crash-related injuries each day. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), teen drivers are almost three-times as likely to be involved in a fatal crash as drivers who are 20-years-old or older.[…]
Truck Deaths in Work Zones Increasing
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is worried – and for good reason: the number of fatal work zone crashes involving large trucks (as well as the number of large-truck-related fatalities in general) is on the rise. Automobile accidents are already the leading cause of death on the job as well as among certain[…]
PA Traffic Fatalities on the Decline
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for individuals under 55 in the United States. PennDOT (or the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation) is committed to promoting safe travel across the state. In 2017, PA saw its lowest number of traffic fatalities on record for the last 90 years – altogether there were 1,137[…]
July 4th Travel Safety Tips
The American Automobile Association (AAA) estimates that nearly 40 million Americans will be traveling for the holiday. With higher rates of travel come a larger number of accidents resulting in injuries. We have compiled useful and lifesaving tips to ensure that our readers have a fun – and safe – time celebrating this July 4th[…]