Tag: distracted driving
Massachusetts Hands Free Law: Get off the Phone and Drive!
The new Massachusetts hands free law bans drivers from using any and all hand held devices while driving. The new law, passed before the 2019 holidays actually goes into effect February 23, 2020. It prohibits drivers from using cell phones or any other electronic devices while holding them and driving. […]
Car Strike Accidents & Negligence: Foreseeability
Do you remember when you rarely if ever heard about a car driving into a building? Now, if you watch the news, you see cars driving into buildings quite often. What’s with that? Are people so side tracked by cell phones and other distractions they forget they’re driving a car? […]
Traffic Accidents: Gridlock, Bad Drivers and Accident Rates
Traffic, accidents and headaches. Those three things seem to go together. For those who sit in traffic day in and day out there’s no relief in numbers. But people who study such things tell us Massachusetts has reason to be proud. Boston rush hour traffic ranks number 1 worst in […]
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 […]
Bad Driving: What America’s Drivers are Doing Behind the Wheel
If you think people’s bad driving habits are getting worse and worse each day, you’re right. All you have to do is drive out on the highway and you see cars all over the road, vehicles changing lanes then back again with no warning. Statistics actually confirm those observations. It’s […]
Motor Vehicle Accidents Don’t Just Happen
Motor vehicle accidents don’t “just happen”, contrary to the old saying. For the most part, motor vehicle accidents happen because someone is at fault. If everyone behind the wheel always drove safely and followed the rules, there would be few if any accidents on the highways. Even good drivers make mistakes. […]
Wrong Way Accidents: Why They Happen
Wrong-way accidents cause between 300 and 400 fatalities every year according to the Federal Highway Administration. FHA defines wrong way driving as a driver who drives a vehicle in the opposite direction of travel on a freeway or highway and collides with a vehicle traveling in the correct direction. Wrong […]
Defensive Driving: Top 10 Skills for Accident Avoidance
Defensive driving reduces the risk of highway accidents and increases driver safety. A defensive driver follows certain rules and avoids bad driving habits. Defensive driving involves constant awareness of other drivers and their bad habits. Driving defensively can be one of the best ways to prevent accidents. Sometimes hazardous driving […]
Pedestrian Accidents: Proving Fault & Damages
Pedestrian accidents kill as many as five thousand people on the highways and streets of the USA every year. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) statistics also indicate approximately 65,000 pedestrians are injured each year in motor vehicle related accidents. The numbers also reveal that a shocking 48% of pedestrian […]
What is the Number One Killer of American Teenagers?
The number one cause of death to teenagers in the United States is car accidents. Several studies arrive at the same conclusion. A report funded by General Motors reveals that 2,439 teenagers died in auto accidents on U.S. Highways in 2012. Just over one-half of the teens killed in those […]
