As a parent, protecting your children is your most important job. Each day, you take steps to keep them safe – like buckling them into a car seat or making sure that they wear a helmet when riding a bike. Yet there are some things that you can’t control – like negligent drivers on the […]
Texting and Driving Statistics 2020
Texting and Driving Statistics 2020 According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, distracted driving is the direct cause of at least 1.6 million car accidents in the U.S. each year. On average, about 2,841 people lose their lives as a result of distracted driving. You need just see texting and driving statistics […]
At-Fault Driver (or Insurance) Not Cooperating?
It’s always very frustrating when the other driver involved within your recent car accident is being uncooperative, and this can reveal itself in a variety of ways. One of the main ways that an at-fault driver can refuse to cooperate is when they deliberately don’t reach out to their auto insurance adjuster while you’re attempting […]
Drones Investigating Car Wrecks
Police traditionally used chalk marks, tape measures, and roller wheels for recording measurements and skid marks when reconstructing what happened at an accident scene. In the recent past, police switched to laser-guided tools to assist in their calculations. However, even with the advent of lasers, accident reconstruction takes hours, resulting in road closures and dangerous […]
Distracted Driving and Pets
Much attention is devoted to stopping distracted driving. Particularly the use of cell phones and texting while driving. As many as 42 states have developed laws and campaigns against texting and driving. Distracted driving is a general term that encompasses many driving behaviors. State statutes typically define distracted driving as doing something while operating a […]
