Category Archives: Vehicle Accidents

An obscure theory that America's highways are less safe on April 20, a day when marijuana smokers publicly celebrate the use of their drug of choice, seems to be gaining traction. A 2016 study reveals an increase in accident insurance claims in three U.S. states where recreational marijuana use is legal. Some researchers with St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver – just over the border with Washington state – where recre...

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...

Fourteen states have passed laws to make it illegal to have a phone in your hand while you’re driving; and texting while driving is illegal in 46. Still, the National Safety Council attributes more than a million crashes each year to drivers on cell phones, while the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) reports distracted driving plays a role in crashes that kill nine and injure another 1,000 people every singl...

We all have used the expression “dead tired” to describe our weariness at times. But being too tired CAN endanger your life. A recent study reinforces the dangers of drowsy driving. Conducted by Harvard Medical School’s Division of Sleep Medicine and Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, researchers studied the driving habits of night-shift workers as they completed certain ...

Road conditions and visibility aren't the best, but you aren't having too much trouble. You know you’re a good driver, your car is in decent shape, and you’ve driven the section of the highway hundreds of times before. You might be going a bit too fast or have taken your hand off the wheel for a second to adjust the temperature when your wheels slide into a slippery patch on the road. The next thing you know, you've sp...