Category: Auto Accidents

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) has launched its annual campaign called Operation Orange Squeeze. The campaign targets turnpike workers’ safety since over recent years, more than 30 turnpike employees have died while on the job and in active work zones. The campaign aims to limit reckless driving in work zones and save lives. It is[…]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched a new investigation to look into consumer complaints regarding Fiat Chrysler’s transmission systems. This investigation follows an earlier recall in June 2016, after vehicles equipped with the Fiat Chrysler Monostable shifter rolled over, injuring people and even causing the death of a high profile celebrity, Anton[…]

A recent surge in traffic fatalities is garnering the attention of government officials. In October, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a new partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHA), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Safety Council (NSC). Together, the agencies will work[…]

As winter temperatures drop, car accidents caused by snow and ice rise. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, over 6,000 people are fatally injured and 445,000 suffer personal injuries in weather related car accidents each year in the United States. Snow, ice, freezing rain, high winds, and low visibility all contribute[…]

Without the proper maintenance and treatment, icy roads, sidewalks and parking lots can pose a serious risk. Similarly, black ice, which forms when a wet surface freezes, creates danger because a pedestrian or driver believes a surface to be wet whereas the reality is the surface is a sheet of ice. If you or a loved[…]