Sometimes it isn’t enough to drive below the speed limit. If conditions are less than optimal while you are driving, you should drive below the posted speed limit to stay safe in the conditions. Conditions requiring drivers to slow down There are times when motorists are required to slow down to what authorities term a […]
Elderly Car Accidents
The ability to drive is a fundamental marker of a person’s autonomy. This is especially true in the United States, where we’ve focused our federal funding on highways, over and above the more communitarian mass transit system. Here, driving is a way of life, connecting us to the outside world – to our friends, our […]
Cell Phone Data as Evidence in the Courtroom
With each passing year, cell phones are becoming more and more common. This increased rate of usage comes with changes at all levels of society: the way we interact with one another, the common methods for running a business, the entire field of marketing, the political spectrum, media dissemination and, yes, the judicial system. As […]
How Often Does a Helmet Save a Life?
Most people say: “It’s common sense, if you want to ride a vehicle without an enclosed cabin or play certain contact sports, you should wear a helmet to stay safe.” The question is, how often do helmets really make a difference? And furthermore, how do helmets protect your head from injury? Helmet Science Our brains […]
An Overview of Truck Accidents
Truck driving accidents can be extraordinarily fatal. The reasons may not be hard to imagine. Trucks are large beastly vehicles that bring a lot of weight and force to any accident. In 2015, there were around 4,000 crashes of this kind. Of those accidents, 69 percent resulted in the deaths of passengers driving in small […]