Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

Finz & Finz, P.C., represents a New York State Department of Motor Vehicles road test examiner who was injured while administering a road test to a driver license applicant who had a learner’s permit and was taking the road test for the first time. The applicant, who was operating a

Everyone knows that New Year’s Eve is a dangerous night to be driving, but people aren’t always aware how dangerous other holidays can be. This past Halloween was particularly dangerous, as it landed on a Friday night, a night already associated with partying, drinking, and driving. Shane Holland and his

When we are out in the community, we tend to be aware of every possible hazard. We pay extra attention to our children, grabbing them by the hand to cross even the smallest span of parking lot. We keep an eye out for people who might have bad intentions, and

If you live in a retirement community in California, Arizona or Florida, where the weather is often supreme, you might want to tool around in a golf cart, regardless of whether you are actually playing golf or not. These small motorized vehicles take you where you want to go, and

It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of Americans drive on highways and freeways on a regular basis for their commutes to work or for travel for business or pleasure. While some times of the day may prove to be better times for travel, not all of us have the

We cannot always stay indoors when inclement weather comes our way. Some of us drive in weather like this on such a routine basis that we take our travel for granted with the basic skills needed for driving in a snowstorm or rainstorm. We know we must remain focused on

Many children die each year as a result of accidents caused by blind spot–accidents more commonly referred to as “back over” accidents. The website www.kidsandcars.org discusses their mission toward making the term “blind spots” be known as “blind zone.” The area that constitutes a blind spot has previously referred to

We often think of distractions on the road that occur in the car when we are driving. After all, a distraction is anything that takes our attention away from where we need to be at the time. Driving distractions include cell phones, texting, children in the backseat, GPS devices and

Winter weather brings about all sorts of mishaps for those travelling to and from work, home and school. With unexpected road conditions ranging from mild snow or rain storms, to construction zones, to full fledged ice storm or blackouts, it makes sense to continue to pay attention to the weather

Head-on collisions are devastating—and deadly. It’s estimated that, in the United States, head-on collisions account for many accidents per year, and often result in fatalities. Head-on collisions come in the forms of routine activities like teens driving on their way to school, mothers on their way to pick up their