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Driving High: Are Pot Smokers Causing More Accidents?
As more and more states legalize recreational marijuana, debate rages on about driving high and its effects. Can people drive just as well after smoking pot? Are those who drive high causing accidents? How do police prove a driver was driving high? One insurance research group found that collision claims […]
Driving in the Rain – Highway Dangers
Driving in the rain presents greater danger than driving in wintry snow and ice. That’s right. You know how some people go crazy when the snow flies. Officials warn everyone to stay off the roads due to snow and ice. Grocery stores fill up with shoppers grabbing milk, bread and […]
Distracted Driving Accidents: Problem Worse than Ever
Distracted driving accidents continue to increase despite laws and massive publicity. “Even with many states passing the anti-texting laws, which prohibit a driver from texting while driving, the number of car accidents caused by a negligent driver texting while driving has not decreased. Simply put, these laws have not been […]
Speeding: Higher Accident Risk and More Severe Injuries
The summer season kicks off with a motorcyclist speeding towards the beach at 171 miles per hour. What? Sunday May 21, 2023, New Hampshire state police clock a motorcycle at 120 headed towards Hampton Beach. By the time they stop him the cyclist’s speed hit … yes you read it […]
Which is the most dangerous highway in America?
The most dangerous highway in America. That dubious distinction brings with it some heavy notoriety, considering the risks drivers face every day. Every time you get in a car to head out on the highways, you face a one out of 366 chance of getting into an accident. Those odds […]
Alarming Highway Accident Trends
Alarming highway accident trends fill statistical reports and hospital emergency rooms. Anyone who drives sees the worst in human conduct. Cars weave in and out of lanes. Drivers blow stop signs. Traffic approaching yield signs play chicken, who can push past first? “Lane Ends – Merge” signs goad bad drivers […]
Will self-driving cars ever really let us take the hands off the wheel?
Self-driving cars, driverless cars, autonomous cars: the terms all raise thoughts of cars driving down the road with no driver. They all mean pretty much the same thing. The day of truly hands-free self-driving vehicles may come. At the same time, even experts warn “not so fast.” Early forecasts of […]
Coronavirus Driving Habits: Less Traffic on the Roads but Worse Drivers
Coronavirus driving habits saw fewer people on the roads but more risky, bad driving habits. Why did car accidents and risky driving patterns increase when COVID-19 hit the USA and we were all told to stay home and off the highways? Despite coronavirus shutdowns telling everyone to stay home, highway […]
Serious Injuries: Car Accidents & Highway Dangers
Serious injuries result from car accidents every day. Agencies that keep track of such things report an average of 6 million car accidents each year in the USA. 3 million people suffer injuries in U.S. car accidents each year. Approximately 2 million of those injuries end up being permanent. An […]
Driving on Prescription Drugs
Driving on prescription drugs can pose serious hazards. The thought of impaired driving usually conjures images of drunk driving. Law enforcement officials and others for years now warned of dangers on the highway caused by mixing alcohol and driving. Also, although sometimes controversial, the use of illegal drugs also presents […]
