If a joyride ends up in a crash, and ends up causing injuries and damages to property, then who is liable? This is a question that parents wish they never have to ask, but the possibility is always present. For instance, a 6-year old and her 8-year old brother took their parents’ car for a quick joyride. The result is …
The Facts Parents Need to Know about Teen Driving
Fatal car crashes are among the leading causes of death in teenagers. Teenage drivers are inexperienced and lose control of vehicles because they lack professionalism in their everyday driving. Teen drivers often speed, and to make matters worse, they underestimate the need of scanning the road ahead and eliminating driving distractions.
Uber Technology: How Is It Causing Traffic Accidents?
Uber is in the hot seat again! This time, they are facing a lawsuit because one of their drivers hit a family who was on the crosswalk of a San Francisco intersection. A mother and her two children were crossing the street when they were struck by an Uber driver. The mother and her five-year-old boy were injured and unfortunately, …
Trucker Browsing Facebook on Phone Causes Fatal Accident
On May 6th of this year, several emergency medical officials were responding to a car accident on Interstate 8 in Arizona. The scene’s response team had been wrapping up the rescue operation when another emergency struck. A paramedic on the scene reported that he had just put the last victim in the ambulance when 33-year-old Juan Espinoza’s fuel tanker rammed …
Why Hands-Free Technology Still Leads to Car Accidents
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 3,331 people were killed in crashes involving distracted drivers in 2011, and an estimated 387,000 more were injured. Many car companies have now created hands-free technology in cars so drivers can still use their cell phones without being distracted. But a recent study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety showed that …
Texting and Driving More Dangerous than Drunk Driving?
Recently the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that there was a significant 4 percent increase in pedestrian fatalities in 2010. During 2010, a total of 4,280 pedestrians were killed in vehicle-related incidents and 70,000 were injured in 2010 in the U.S. That was the first increase of pedestrian deaths since 2005. Experts conclude that the upswing in deaths …
Accident Risks Are Four Times Higher with Cell Phones
A study of Australian drivers discovered that the use of any cell phone, even hands-free, carries a four times higher risk of serious accidents. Male and female drivers experienced about the same increased risk from phone use, as well as drivers older and younger than 30 and those who used hands-free phones. 89 percent of the crashes involved other vehicles. …
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