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
An astonishing motor vehicle accident shows just how important cargo can be in a truck accident. In this specific case, the cargo being carried by a large truck was actually military-grade explosives. As a result, the highway was (understandably) shut down for an extended period so that crews could sort out the dangerous scene. The … Read more
Imagine you are driving on the highway and you want to change lanes. As you flick your blinker on, you take a glance at your mirrors to make your move. You just assume things are clear and don’t look over your shoulder — and this turns out to be a life changing decision. A motorcycle … 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
You’re driving down the highway like you’ve done thousands of times before, and a truck drives up alongside you in the lane next to you. Again, this has happened thousands of times without incident, so you think nothing of it. But all of a sudden, the truck starts swerving into your lane and soon enough, … Read more
Imagine that you are driving down the road when you approach an intersection. It’s your turn to go through, so you do — when all of a sudden another vehicle comes out of nowhere and t-bones you. That vehicle somehow is still functioning, and it drives off. You are left at the intersection with minor … 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