Automobile Accidents

• Solutions to Texting and Driving

  Jackie Fedeli | January 24, 2012 11:28 AM | 2 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  The introduction and quick adoption by the public to Smart phones gives us constant connection to friends and family members. There are times when we may need to check in with our loved ones. ...

• Icy Roads Lead To Over 600 Statewide Collisions

  Mike Bryant | January 21, 2012 5:15 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  This week ended up to be a snowy one. It seems like between clean up crews getting back into winter work and icy roads the combination of speed and no seat belts has killed and injured too many...

• Red Means Stop

  Mike Bryant | January 19, 2012 9:44 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  More than 100,000 people are seriously injured and hundreds killed each year when drivers run stop signs. In an effort to show just how dangerous running a stop light can be American Traffic...

• Should We Just Shut Off The Cell Phones and Drive?

  Mike Bryant | January 13, 2012 9:01 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  I have been thinking a lot about this topic. The idea of a full ban makes a lot of sense. It would be easier to enforce and it would be something that would make driving safer. As Fairwarning...

• Two Years Gone, Two Million More Accidents…When Will We Realize Cell Phones Need Safety Valves?

  John Fischer | January 13, 2012 7:00 AM | 2 CommentsVoices

  Two years ago, I wrote an article for the injury board blog titled Bad Habits Have Been Formed, Addictions Are Set, Technology Is Needed. Two weeks ago, the National Transportation Safety Board...

• Single Car Accidents:Is There A Claim?

  Mike Bryant | January 04, 2012 9:34 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  As you travel the Minnesota roads this winter season, it's not unusual to pass signs of single car spin outs and collisions. Speed and road conditions are often the factors the police ascribe...

• Seat Belts may have Prevented Two Holiday Fatalities in Georgia

  Mark Bello | December 27, 2011 11:13 AM | 2 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  Cobb County, GA police are investigating two fatal auto accidents over the holiday weekend. The first accident occurred on Christmas evening when an 18-year-old driver lost control on wet...

• Why Have Pedestrian Accidents Been Increasing?

  Ed Normand | December 20, 2011 10:38 AM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Pedestrian accidents are increasing nationwide, according to USA Today, and experts are uncertain of the reason. Pedestrian accidents went up 4.2% in 2010 from the year before. The number...

• Insurance Companies Driving Profits at Consumers’ Expense

  David Mittleman | December 16, 2011 1:01 PM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI

  Historically, insurance companies were an efficient way to spread the risk of loss among many people, all of whom pay premiums into the system and each of whom would be compensated for a covered...

• Drive Now - Talk Later! NTSB Suggests FULL Ban on Driving and Talking

  Lindsay Rakers | December 13, 2011 9:23 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Louis, MO

  According to a recent study at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, a safety-critical event is 163 times more likely if a driver is somehow accessing the internet. While the statistics for...