Car Accidents
Texas Lawmakers look To End Swoop and Settle Tactics After Accidents
Car AccidentsCar accidents can result in a variety of economic and non-economic losses. These losses, or damages, include medical bills, vehicle damage costs, pain and suffering, mental suffering, and more. As such, the...
Read MoreAmazon Subcontractors Discouraging Safety?
Car AccidentsAmazon subs out its delivery drivers to a number of subcontractors. To promote safe driving within the fleet, Amazon created an app called Mentor to track how a driver deals with various...
Read MoreSwoop and Settle: Time for the Abuse of Our Injured to End
Car AccidentsIt has long been against the law for a lawyer to swoop in after an injury and use pressure tactics to gain new clients. If a lawyer or a representative of a...
Read MoreTesla Autopilot Technology Causes More Distracted Drivers
Car AccidentsMIT researchers released a study that found that Tesla drivers are more distracted when they use the company’s semi-autonomous Autopilot feature that are in these vehicles. According to the study “drivers glanced more frequently...
Read MoreWhat Is the Worst Month to Drive?
Car AccidentsIf you were to guess which month is the riskiest to drive, would you think it is January, when revelers tend to crash on New Year’s Day? Or perhaps July, when the...
Read MoreLower Traffic Count Does Not Affect the Death Count as Expected in Texas
Car AccidentsA story in the Houston Chronicle recently took an in depth look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the rate of serious injuries and deaths on highways throughout the state of...
Read MoreMore than 600 Pedestrians Died in Texas Last Year
Pedestrian AccidentsYes, you read that right. Over 600 pedestrians died in Texas last year. What is more, the long-term trend in Texas and throughout the United States is ominous for pedestrian deaths and...
Read MoreCar Accidents are the Leading Cause of Death Among Healthy US Citizens
Car AccidentsI have a confession to make. When it comes to facts, figures and statistics, I am a real nerd. It seems throughout my whole life I have been looking for facts that...
Read MoreDeaths from Cars Running Red Lights are at a 10-Year High
Car Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Truck AccidentsAccording to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the number of people killed in automobile and truck wrecks from drivers running red lights reached a 10 year high in 2017. Continual increasing...
Read MoreOlder Drivers are More Likely to be Distracted by Technology
Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Recent NewsAccording to AAA, older drivers are more likely to be distracted while driving when using in-vehicle technology than their counterparts. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and the University of Utah released...
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