Automobile accidents can have a number of causes, including but certainly not limited to: distracted driving a poorly-maintained vehicle driver fatigue hazardous weather conditions disregarding traffic laws Driver negligence can play a role in any of those scenarios. For example, driving in a torrential downpour without slowing down can end in a collision with another vehicle. What is Negligence? [...]
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According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHA), over 1,300 people are killed, and more than 116,800 people are injured in vehicle crashes on snowy, slushy or icy pavement annually. In addition, each year some 900 people are killed and nearly 76,000 people are hurt in crashes during snowfall or sleet. Accident Prevention While we can’t control the weather, we can [...]
An estimated 16-year high of 42,915 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2021, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA). That represents a 10.5% increase over fatalities in 2020. And, fatalities in crashes involving at least one large truck were up 13%. Driver Fatigue Accidents involving large trucks can have a number of causes. One of the [...]
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an estimated 9,560 people died in motor vehicle crashes between January and March of 2022. This makes it the deadliest first quarter since 2002. The 2022 figure represents a 7% increase over January through March of last year, when there were 8,935 fatalities. Annual fatalities for 2021 totaled 42,915, a 16-year [...]
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), summertime is the most dangerous time to be on the road, at least in terms of traffic fatalities. Summer brings a 29% increase in these fatalities. There are a number factors that contribute to this increase. They include: More traffic. Twenty percent more miles are driven in June, July, and August than [...]
They’re called 18-wheelers. Tractor-trailers. Semi-trucks. Big rigs. These massive vehicles can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds. Every 15 minutes, a person is killed or seriously injured in a collision involving a large truck. Physics of Truck/Car Collisions At impact, a car and large truck are subject to the same force. The automobile, however, experiences higher acceleration due to its much [...]
About 70% of the US population lives in snowy regions. Every year, more than 116,000 people are injured and over 1,300 are killed on snowy, slushy or icy pavement. Pennsylvania is the fifth most dangerous state for winter driving according to a recent report. Causes of Winter Accidents The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA identified the top causes of winter motor [...]