Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

Just a few years ago, many of the largest retailers changed their Black Friday strategy, opting to open their doors at 5 or 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving itself. This escalation in the shopping season arms race was both good and bad for shoppers. On the one hand, it provided more

In most jurisdictions, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) receive hours of training to ensure the highest quality of care is provided to those involved in an accident or other emergent health situation. Cities strive to ensure enough personnel is available at a moment’s notice to improve opportunities for good outcomes for

Whenever an accident occurs, the normal reaction is to want to know just went wrong. Determining who was at fault and how the accident could have been prevented fulfills our basic human desire to make things safer. University researchers have been working for decades on taking all the information learned

Anyone who has ever been in an auto accident that required vehicle repairs can testify to how annoying the process can be. Your insurance provider will usually direct you to certain mechanics in your area who are on their list of approved providers. You can use a different provider, but

There are advantages to being a motor vehicle passenger instead of the driver. You do not have to pay as much attention to the road. You can focus on other things, like returning text messages or changing the music on the radio. But for all these advantages, there is one

Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday for millions of Americans for many reasons. Sitting down to a great meal, watching football on TV, and shopping over the long four-day weekend all contribute to fun at Thanksgiving, especially when you do so with family. Bringing everyone together is always a challenge this

The death toll now stands at six as a result of a horrific crash on the Long Island Expressway over the weekend. Speed, weather and road conditions, and road construction are all being looked at as part of the investigation to see what caused an eastbound vehicle to go over

It has happened to every driver out there—you are at a stop sign waiting to proceed through an intersection or make a turn, when out of nowhere comes another vehicle blazing by you. The driver had no regard for the stop sign now only visible in their rear-view mirror. While

Too little, too late is a common saying, but sometimes it isn’t true. Sometimes it would be proper to say “just enough, too late,” when the authorities do the right thing only after something terrible has happened. A situation in Bloomington, Illinois is the latest example of just enough, too

When it comes to accidents on the highways, certain vehicles are associated with worse outcomes than others. Three types of vehicles in particular have these negative outcomes, either for the driver of the vehicle or for the people in the vehicle they hit. These three are: Motorcycles, where the small