Car Accidents

Drivers should pay attention to the road at all times. But this is not always easy. Several factors may distract a driver, including the passengers. It can be hard to focus on the road and simultaneously give another person attention. The following are two types of...

People who cause car crashes often do something illegal or unsafe right before impact. Motorists frequently realize, in the immediate aftermath of a collision, that their failings could lead to financial consequences or maybe even criminal charges. Unfortunately, the...

When you are involved in a car accident, you need to make informed decisions from when it happens to have a solid case. Thus, you should be informed about what to do. While an accident can be confusing, calming down and taking the required next steps, if you can, is...

As you learned to drive, it’s likely that you practiced emergency stops. Since then, you may never have had to do this. However, the exercise was done for a reason. Millions of road traffic collisions occur every year in the U.S. and innocent road users, such as you,...

The Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) just released some preliminary information about traffic fatalities last year, and the news wasn’t good. In fact, the WTSC found that more people died on Washington roads in 2022 than at any time since 1990. The total...

If someone asked you to describe a distracted driver, what would you say? Odds are you would mention someone who is using their phone while driving. Maybe you would say that they are texting and driving, but it’s possible that they could be using the phone to do other...

If you wake up in the hospital after a car crash, you might not know what happened. Your last memory might be of driving along happily. Then what? If another driver hit your vehicle, they might not have stopped. It happens a lot when people don’t have a license or...

Fortunately, we don’t live in an area of the country where we get inundated with deep snow like they do back East and in the Midwest. But as December is the snowiest month of the year in our area, now is a good time to brush up on some winter driving tips. Below, AAA...

Most people will take others in the car with them at some point. That’s a good thing, as it is far more efficient than everyone traveling one to a vehicle. The problem is that sometimes the passengers can prove a dangerous distraction. Many drivers have trouble...

You might not have given the dangers of fatigued driving much thought.  After all, most people have jumped into their car with relief after a draining shift at work or after a night out ended later than planned -- or maybe just after a late night at home due to the...