Chain-Reaction Winter Weather Accidents Caused by Big Trucks
February 28,2018
Anyone who has driven in winter weather knows that traffic accidents can very easily occur during snowstorms, “zero-visibility” fog, or icy roads created by freezing rain. Though most people may be quick to blame these crashes on the weather, driver negligence quite often contributes to collisions and resultant injuries and deaths that might have been avoided if all motorists practiced safer driving in poor weather. This i...
Make Safety a Priority for Your Super Bowl Party
January 31,2018
The Super Bowl is likely the world’s most-popular “single day” sports event. It’s also a great excuse to get together with friends on a Sunday during the dead of winter. It doesn’t matter if you’re a football fan or not. After 50 plus years, the Super Bowl has transcended sport to become a cultural phenomenon – WITH a much-hyped halftime show. If you’re planning to host a Super Bowl party, it’s important...
The Legal Saga over the Ongoing GM Ignition Switch Recall Continues
January 08,2018
To say that the General Motors ignition switch recall and resulting legal action has not been without drama would be putting it mildly. Since initially recalling 800,000 of its small cars in 2014 due to faulty ignition switches which could shut off the engine during driving and prevent the airbags from inflating, the recall has swelled across all GM makes and models, eventually totaling nearly 30 million cars and trucks...
Are Big Rigs Going to Get Even Bigger?
January 03,2018
A proposal by more than 80 different industry groups, primarily comprised of agricultural shippers, could see truck sizes grow and create major changes on highways and roads in the United States. Pilot Proposal The coalition sent a letter to Congress on May 26 proposing a 15-year pilot program to study raising large trucks weight limits from 80,000 pounds to 91,000 pounds on federal highways, according to Trucks.com,...
Are Smartphones Killing More Americans?
December 12,2017
After steadily declining since the beginning of the millennium, deaths on U.S. roads began a reverse trend upward: 14.4 percent in the past two years. Little has changed when it comes to driving per-se that could explain this increase, save one: our obsession with our smartphones. During the past few years – according to Bloomberg – use and ownership of smartphones has virtually exploded. We can now do anything on t...
