Category: Car Accident

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]