Category: Auto Accidents

Manufacturers are constantly inventing and refining car and truck safety technology. Speed limiters are just one example.  They prevent a vehicle from traveling faster than a set speed. The technology has been standard equipment in many commercial trucks since the 1990s. Yet most truckers never use the speed limiter and there is no federal requirement[…]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the United States nearly 6,000 pedestrians are killed in motor vehicle-related crashes every year. This means that one pedestrian dies in an accident every 1.5 hours. In addition to the fatalities, more than 120,000 other pedestrians are seriously injured and require emergency medical treatment[…]

Driving through a work zone can be hazardous for even the most experienced drivers. Each year, there are approximately 100,000 crashes in work zones. To help raise awareness about how to handle the dangerous conditions found in highway construction zones, the Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (ASHTO) and the American Traffic Safety Services[…]

In order to comply with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Toyota is voluntarily recalling approximately 65,000 Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles – and the manufacturer is doing it a year ahead of the NHTSA’s schedule. The recall comes because of a dangerous automotive defect, which involves the notoriously dangerous Takata airbag infiltrators. These[…]

A recent report has designated Pennsylvania as the second deadliest state for winter drivers. A study conducted by ValuePenguin evaluated accident data collected during the winter months around the country between 2013 and 2017. According to the study, Pennsylvania, with nearly 200 fatal winter road accidents, came in just behind Michigan. ValuePenguin,  a consumer research[…]