If you’re considering riding your bike on the sidewalk, you’re probably doing so because you’re worried about being struck by a car. Maybe you feel like drivers never give you enough space when you share the road with them, but they don’t use the sidewalks, so that’s...
Car Accidents
Understanding damages following a Pennsylvania car accident
Accident injury cases can be confusing for many injured victims in Pennsylvania because they do not necessarily understand the elements of damage compensation. Sometimes these compensatory items can be relatively simple in minor to moderate injury cases, and sometimes...
Why does distracted driving so easily lead to car accidents?
Drivers in Pennsylvania know they aren’t supposed to look at their phones when they’re behind the wheel. Unfortunately, it’s a bad habit that many still engage in despite the laws against texting while driving. Too often, drivers get overly confident that they are...
Should people drive in silence?
For many people, driving in silence is nearly unthinkable. They always have some sort of audio playing: Music, podcasts, audiobooks, the radio, etc. Even those who do not actively turn on some type of media are often talking with passengers. The ride is rarely...
Self-driving cars can still be dangerous
There are some people who believe that the future of automobiles will be self-driving cars. There are already multiple companies working on driverless car technology, with Tesla being one of the most prominent figures leading the charge toward self-driving cars....
Eliminating short car journeys could reduce accidents
A recent study suggests that reducing the number of short trips people take by car could reduce the number of crashes. The research found that trips lasting between 30 and 40 minutes were 1.2 times more likely to result in a crash than those lasting less than 10...
Why do drivers always say that they didn’t see the motorcycle after a crash?
With warmer weather, the desire to get your motorcycle back out on the road comes on strong. Unfortunately, some motorcyclists in Pennsylvania are seriously hurt every year in crashes caused by people in vehicles. One of the first things people frequently say after...
Accidents involving distracted drivers
Pennsylvania motorists who take part in any activity that causes them to take their attention away from the road in front of them are guilty of distracted driving. These activities can include a wide variety of things like taking a sip of coffee, texting, and paying...
In-car systems and devices are still distractions
You may have heard a lot about how cellphones are driving distractions, and there is plenty of evidence that they are the most common of them all. Everything from texting to browsing social media can cause an accident. There are also distractions like pets, children,...
Auto accident injuries: What happens when they appear late?
Not all auto accidents will be so severe that they lead to fatalities, lacerations or even the airbags deploying. However, that does not mean that drivers won’t be injured in some form. The issue here involves when those injuries appear. According to drivers in...