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,...
Month: June 2015
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...
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...
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...
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...
Injuries Kill More Children Than Anything Else
In the United States, children and teens are relatively safe from many things that, in the past, could have been fatal. For example, children do not pass away from diseases at anything like the levels that have been seen throughout history. However, that does not mean...
What are some common nursing home injuries and accidents?
Although some injuries that occur in a nursing home may simply be incidental to a patient's age, other injuries may come as a result of dangerous conditions, neglect or even worse -- abuse. It is often difficult to know exactly how an injury occurred, but there are...
Wal-Mart, Tracy Morgan Reach Settlement Over Accident
On Jun 7, 2014, a horrific accident involving a semi-truck and a limo bus killed James McNair and seriously injured Tracy Morgan. The accident happened on the New Jersey Turnpike.The semi-truck belonged to Wal-Mart and the driver is facing charges of assault by auto...
Illegally passing school buses still problem in New York
Passing a school bus that has come to a stop may seem like a minor thing to some drivers. In fact, one has only to look at a recent Governor's Traffic Safety Committee report to realize that even though it's illegal to pass a school bus, most drivers don't take the...
