Our increasingly technology-dependent transportation systems are supposed to help us avoid car crashes. With the advent of self-driving vehicles, roads that "speak" to our cars, and a growing number of internal safety checks, we should all feel safer on the roads, right? Not so fast.
Bill Could Keep Drivers In Deadly Accidents From Being Arrested
If the average citizen in New York runs into a cyclist who has the right of way or a pedestrian, that citizen can be arrested by the officers who respond to the scene. This is based on the Right of Way Law, which says that people can be charged with misdemeanors if they hurt or kill bikers and pedestrians.
What You Should Know About Teenagers And ATV Accidents
All-terrain vehicles were originally designed to make it easier for farmers and farmhands to perform duties, such as hauling supplies out to a work area or traveling along a fence line to inspect it. Today, these vehicles are also popular for recreation in coastal and rural terrain as well as off-road and in mountainous areas.
What Are The "100 Deadly Days Of Summer?"
New York teens relish the days between Memorial Day and Labor Day. It's a time for fun in the sun, relaxing by pools or the ocean and just enjoying the outdoors. This time period is also known as the "100 Deadly Days of Summers." According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, these 100 days are the deadliest for 15- to 20-year-old drivers in the U.S.
New York assembly passes bill for later malpractice claims
New York's state Assembly has recently passed the Lavern's Law bill, which, if signed into law, will allow those who have been the victim of medical malpractice to file claims later than the law now currently allows. The bill was named after a Brooklyn woman named Lavern Wilkerson who died after a cancer misdiagnosis back in the year 2012.
