In a blog about Distracted Driving late last year, I mentioned what appeared to an emerging trend in 2020: traffic crash fatalities were increasing in spite of fewer vehicles being on the road. It turns out the pattern held, and 2020 had a significantly higher…
Truck drivers are a vital part of our economy. They deliver goods across the nation, and as COVID-19 continues to present challenges and increase the demand for certain items, we rely on truck drivers for many essential products. Getting deliveries on time is more important…
A Detroit tire blowout crash can result in serious injuries and possibly death. Too many of these preventable tragedies occur every year due largely to poorly maintained trucks and the use of under-inflated and worn tires. Other causes include poor road conditions, tire manufacturing defects…
Did you know Ohio has the highest proportion of drivers with speeding violations in the United States? Worse, Ohio’s accident rate is 18 percent higher than the national average. If you drive with regularity in the Buckeye State, there is a reasonable chance you could…
Gone are the days when you had to stand in the middle of the street trying to wave down a taxi or spend time calling around to various cab companies to compare rates. The creation of ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft has certainly made…
There is a risk of electrocution and electric shock when there are downed wires after a car crash in Detroit. Whether you are a driver or a passenger of a vehicle or whether you are a pedestrian, bicyclist, motorcyclist or bystander, you are in danger…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other groups, recently launched a new campaign to increase awareness of safety concerns regarding older drivers. The groups acknowledged that while many motorists “can drive safely into…
A concussion after a Detroit crash is a serious injury, but it is often undiagnosed and thus goes untreated. This can have disabling and debilitating, long-term effects on a car accident victim’s cognitive functioning. In some case, an untreated concussion can be life-threatening. A concussion…
One of the first things you should do after a Detroit car accident that’s not your fault is seek medical attention for yourself and for anyone else who was injured. Next, you need to call the police, file a police report and make sure that…
Autonomous or “self-driving” vehicles are the way of the future, we’ve been told, as they will significantly reduce the number of crashes on U.S. highways. Without human error in the mix, the number of accidents will fall and Americans everywhere will enjoy safer transportation. So…
