Knowing whether your car is crashworthy can be just as important as knowing how to drive it. Crashworthiness refers to a vehicle’s ability to protect its occupants during a car accident. When safety systems work together properly, they reduce the risk of serious...
Airbags are installed in vehicles to prevent injuries, not cause them. When they function properly, airbags reduce the risk of serious harm in a crash by cushioning the impact. But when they fail or malfunction, the result can be life-changing injuries and complicated...
People driving their own vehicles for personal reasons have always had to share the road with professionals. Semi-trucks, buses and a host of other commercial vehicles use the same roads as passenger vehicles. Larger cities have long had fleets of taxis on the road....
New Orleans is an eclectic city that has many areas that are pedestrian-friendly and others that aren’t as walkable. For those who are venturing out near the French Market District, Levee District, Arts District or other walkable areas, safety must remain a priority. ...
Crashes between semi-trucks and passenger vehicles have the potential to cause devastating injuries to the people in the smaller vehicles. Many of these collisions are the result of mistakes on the part of the commercial driver or bad practices on the part of their...
Some decisions that people make in traffic are blatantly illegal. Drivers understand that they take a risk when they speed or get behind the wheel after drinking. In some cases, drivers intentionally make the decision to break the law. They decide that the risk of a...
Drunk driving incidents can technically happen at any time. People on their way to a first-shift job might encounter a drunk driver headed home after an all-night bender. Motorists simply do not know when they may cross paths with an intoxicated driver. However,...
A car accident with injuries can be overwhelming, particularly when dealing with mounting medical bills and lost wages. A successful accident claim can help you manage the aftermath of the crash, providing compensation to make ends meet during your recovery and for...
Drivers can only drive safely if they’re well-rested and can focus on driving. Fatigued driving claims hundreds of lives each year, and each one of those deaths could have been prevented if the driver had gotten rest before getting behind the wheel. Many people don’t...
Some crashes make it impossible to drive on afterward. Either you or your vehicle is in such a bad state that it is literally not possible. Nevertheless, there are many crashes where things are less clear and a driver might believe it is OK to get back in the vehicle...