Bicyclists are in more than their fair share of accidents. Although bicycles are used for only one percent of trips, bicyclists account for two percent of traffic fatalities and injuries. Bicyclists are at risk of serious injuries from drivers who fail to see them or to drive responsibly around them. In our area, bicyclists have […]
Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents
Protect Your Family: Tips to Prevent Backover Accidents
Many of us know someone or have heard of someone who has backed over a toy in the driveway. A less common occurrence, but one that is far more devastating, is a backover accident where someone, rather than something, is hit. Most of the time, the person hit is an unattended child or an elderly […]
Dangerous Trucker Fatigue: What Can Be Done about It
Driver fatigue is the leading cause of highway crashes. Imagine the horrific damage inflicted when a trucker falls asleep at the wheel. A trucker in Oklahoma crashed into a line of stopped cars on the Will Rogers Turnpike, killing 10 people. An investigation showed that he never touched the brake pedal or tried to steer […]
Fatal Crashes with Trucks Down, Injuries Up
Large trucks are generally defined as those with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds. That’s unloaded. Loaded, tractor trailers can weigh far more—up to 80,000 pounds. Contrast that with a typical passenger car, which weighs in around 3,000 pounds. A battle between these contestants is no battle at all. The Federal […]
The Danger of Dementia Behind The Wheel
A recent study published by the Journal of the American Geriatric Society looked at the correlation between cognitive testing of people with early stages of dementia and safety behind the wheel. According to the report, there is no specific test that can predict if a person with dementia is safe behind the wheel. Researchers do […]
