February 4, 2017 Philadelphia Car Accident Lawyers: Winter Car Accidents 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 … Read More »
November 14, 2016 Philadelphia Car Accident Lawyers Discuss Thanksgiving Travel Safety Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, and if you are one of the tens of millions of Americans preparing to travel by car to visit family or friends, now is the time to start planning for a safe arrival. Each year, hundreds of Americans are fatally injured and thousands more are seriously injured in car accidents over … Read More »
May 9, 2016 Risk of Car Accidents Memorial Day Memorial Day, the unofficial kick-off to summer, is finally around the corner. A “perfect storm” of factors will lead to an unprecedented number of drivers taking to the road this year: cheaper gas prices, an improvement in the employment rate, and cabin fever after being cooped up all winter long. AAA estimates that over 31 … Read More »
April 25, 2016 Philadelphia Car Accident Lawyers Report on Headlight Safety Study A recent study of headlight safety conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found that the majority of cars on the road today have unsafe levels of illumination from their headlights. Thirty-one cars, including Mercedes Benz C-Class and BMW3, were tested and ranked for safety based on their headlights’ amount of illumination and … Read More »
April 21, 2016 Dangers of Drowsy Driving The dangers of drowsy driving are severe and wide-reaching. Throughout the United States, each and every day there are automobile accidents caused by driving while drowsy. It is estimated that over 1.2 million accidents that occur annually are due to drowsy driving. Out of those 1.2 million crashes, roughly 8,000 people lose their lives. While … Read More »
April 19, 2016 Philadelphia Automobile Accident Lawyers: New Legislation to Decrease Accidents Caused by Texting While Driving There is a chance that in the near future, drivers involved in automobile accidents may have to allow police officers to “textalyze” a driver’s cellphone to determine whether or not it was in use at the time of the accident. The roadside technology, called a “textalyzer” would still protect the cellphone user’s privacy, by disallowing … Read More »
March 21, 2016 Automatic Braking Technology Despite the pleas of safety advocates, government officials appear in no hurry to require automobile makers to install automatic braking technology in all new cars. The Associated Press recently revealed that at four meetings attended by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and automakers since the fall, the automotive industry indicated they will seek … Read More »
February 24, 2016 National Report Shows That Traffic Fatalities Have Increased Not only did the number of fatal car accidents go up but the number of miles that people drove climbed 3.5% as well. The National Safety Council reported that people were probably traveling more due to positive economic changes and fewer people being unemployed. The council also reported that gas prices had gone down an … Read More »
February 8, 2016 Philadelphia Car Accident Lawyers: Night Shift Workers at Risk of Drowsy Driving Drowsy driving is a real public hazard. When drivers get behind the wheel after working a full night shift, the likelihood of getting into a car accident increases significantly, putting themselves and other drivers at risk of serious injuries. A study conducted by the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) found that 37.5% of drivers in … Read More »
