Self-driving cars (often called autonomous vehicles) have been lauded for a long time. There have been a lot of promises about how much safer they will make the roads, and while it would be great for this promise to become a reality, it doesn’t appear that a mass release of self-driving cars is in the … Read more
A new study has revealed the bizarre behavior of teenagers when they are behind the wheel. First let’s get to the good news. According to the study, about 40 percent of responding teens confirmed that they have texted at some point while driving. That may seem like a really high number — and to be … Read more
Imagine that you get into a car accident. There are a lot of things that will happen in the immediate aftermath of the wreck, as well as the days and weeks to come. But one of the big steps that anyone will take during this period is to contact their car insurance provider. Many people … Read more
A 37-year-old woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after her vehicle collided with a motorcyclist, killing the 56-year-old motorcycle rider. The 37-year-old was intoxicated at the time of the wreck, allegedly having a blood alcohol level that was twice the legal limit. What complicates this accident a bit is that the motorcyclist also had … Read more
Texting while driving certainly isn’t a skill, unless you consider driving dangerously or recklessly a skill. But according to a new study, younger drivers may actually be “better” at texting while driving than their middle-aged counterparts. The study looked at many driver from age 18 to 59 and exhibited how they performed when they were forced to … Read more
In a truly tragic accident, a person who was near a freeway was struck and killed after another vehicle apparently went off-roading near the highway and struck the 19-year-old. The young man was killed and the vehicle drove off without a trace. The police are now asking for help in identifying the vehicle and the … Read more
A frightening new study reveals that younger drivers seem linked at the hip to marijuana and alcohol. The study looked at car accidents in which teen or younger drivers were involved in a fatal wreck. The study focused in on states that perform routine toxicology tests in the wake of a fatal car accident. What the … Read more
Hit and run accidents are traumatic and unfortunate events that leave the victim in a lot of pain or, worse still, kill the victim. This is all compounded by the cowardly act of the likely-at-fault driver who then flees the scene, leaving the victim without the possibility, at least initially, to get the justice they … Read more
Distracted driving has become synonymous with using your cellphone while driving nowadays. But the fact of the matter is that there a lot of different distractions and distracting behaviors out there that can limit a driver’s ability to focus on the road and operate their vehicle safely. Cellphone use is obviously a major one in … Read more
A few weeks ago, we wrote a blog post about how the state of driving has become more perilous because of distracted driving — which, though a broad behavior that encompasses many dangers, has come to mean texting while driving. In that post, we talked about the sheer number of texting while driving accidents that seemingly … Read more