Many people in Pennsylvania might hear news of lawsuits filed following car accidents and assume that such cases only involve situations where those deemed responsible demonstrated blatant negligence. This likely comes from the assumption that only such negligence...
Car Accidents
Does drowsiness increase a driver’s risk of crashing?
When you hit the road, you understand that every little decision you make, every little thing you do, can directly impact your safety. Not only does it impact your safety, but it can put those around you at risk, too. However, not all drivers have an awareness of...
Can your brain injury change your relationships?
When you deal with brain injuries, you also deal with the potential altering of your life and its current course. After all, moderate to severe (or mild but complex) brain injuries can have lasting impacts on your mental, physical and behavioral health. It can even...
Large truck crashes, safety technologies and small car warnings
Because they are 20 to 30 times as large as passenger cars, trucks can cause devastating injuries to occupants of the smaller vehicles following a crash. The findings from a study by a nonprofit group indicate that installing four key safety features on big rigs could...
Thinking of riding your bike on the sidewalk? Read this first
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...
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...