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Created with the best of intentions, ridesharing apps for services such as Uber and Lyft have exploded in popularity over the last several years. Designed to keep unsafe drivers off the road or give options to those without their own vehicles, these services have...
Motorcyclists get excited this time of year in New York, as warmer temperatures bring "riding weather." Nothing makes you forget about winter faster than a cruise on the bike, but some of these rides end prematurely - in a wreck.Aside from the usual causes of...
If someone asked you what enterprise caused 67 deaths and 113 injuries in a little more than a decade, you might guess the mob. Sadly, the answer is General Motors (GM). The auto manufacturer became aware of a defective ignition switch during testing in 2001, but...
It is a common complaint from New York drivers every November and December when there is snow on the ground: "Does everyone forget how to drive this time of year!?"Yes, according to University of Wisconsin-Whitewater psychology professor David Havas."Snow and ice...
Drunk driving is a terrifying epidemic that can victimize anyone at anytime. One of the troubling aspects of drunk driving is that intoxicated drivers come from all backgrounds. Gender, economic class and age are not indicators of who may decide to drive drunk. There...
New York City is finishing its first week with lowered speed limits on most of its roads. Workers began installing new 25 mph speed limit signs throughout the city last week. Once complete, in about one year, there will be 3,000 new speed limit signs.So what, if any,...
People who seek to end distracted driving often feel like they are fighting an uphill battle. Merely raising distracted driving awareness may not be enough, as the latest gadgets, like the iPhone 6, commonly divert motorists' attention despite their knowing that it is...
Highway guardrails are an important safety feature on New York expressways, but few people know that they sometimes cause more bloodshed than they prevent.The biggest guardrail manufacturer in the world, Trinity Highway Products, is currently facing dozens of lawsuits...
Tony Stewart is one of NASCAR's most accomplished drivers, but he made headlines for a different reason in August. The professional driver was competing in a dirt-track race in upstate New York when he hit and killed a 20-year-old man, Kevin Ward Jr., while he was...
A three-vehicle crash in the Lincoln Tunnel on Tuesday reminds us that speeding is not always a victimless crime.According to the Port Authority, a red BMW sped into the tunnel during the morning rush hour and collided with a Mercedes livery van. The Mercedes van then...
When a car driver hits a motorcyclist it is obvious that he or she will be responsible for the biker's injuries. This will likely involve insurance payouts and possibly a personal lawsuit. People are often confused, however, about the legal rights of an injured...
Ask people about the safety of motorcycles and you would often hear them described as "dangerous" or maybe hear the nickname "donorcycle." Even adventurous author Jack Kerouac refused to climb on one, referring to them as "murdercycles."But if you ask a grizzled...
A horrible accident has taken the life of a popular Manhattan resident. Jacqueline Haeflinger, 58, was killed when a New York City sanitation truck backed up over her.Haeflinger had been walking her dog on 15th Street near her apartment when the Boston Terrier...
As comedian/actor Tracy Morgan struggles to survive an auto accident involving a Walmart 18-wheeler, the truck driver insists that he has been unfairly demonized.Kevin Roper, 35, tweeted "I had an 'ACCIDENT' which unfortunately occurred with a lot of media spotlight....
A 19-year-old Queens college student was recently convicted of four counts of vehicular manslaughter. The charges stem from a fatal accident in October 2012 that killed four teens.Joseph Beer, then 17, was speeding more than 100 mph on the Southern State Parkway in...
