Whether you are riding in a vehicle, walking or riding a bike, distracted drivers are a serious threat. Every year, these accidents claim many lives and cause even more people to suffer devastating injuries that alter the course of their lives. Whether you have to...
Car Accidents
Reviewing distracted driving risk factors
If a distracted driver hits you, you could struggle with various hardships. For example, you could have difficulties due to a serious injury, such as physical pain, immobility or medical costs. An injury could leave you sidelined from your job and interfere with other...
Westmoreland County crash kills one, injures several others
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...
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...
