Truck accidents happen for many reasons. A driver may be going too fast for conditions, they could fall asleep behind the wheel, they could be intoxicated while driving or they could simply make a common driving error like running a red light or drifting over the...
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Phone addiction can lead to car accidents
Addiction, in a general sense, is often responsible for car accidents. A drunk driver may be addicted to alcohol, and that's why they're intoxicated behind the wheel even though they know it's dangerous. The same is true for someone who is addicted to prescription...
Adrenaline and post-accident pain
Getting into a car accident is likely to give you a rush of adrenaline. This can have all sorts of impacts on your body, such as giving you more strength and energy during a stressful situation.One of the potential outcomes of this adrenaline rush is that you will...
Pedestrian accidents are especially a problem for children
On the whole, pedestrian accidents happen a lot less often than other accidents. For instance, 2017 saw a total of 5,977 pedestrian deaths. While nearly 6,000 deaths is a lot, around 35,000 to 40,000 people lose their lives annually in traffic accidents in the United...
Think everyone drives? Not in Washington.
Sometimes it feels like everyone in America drives. People will drive their cars half a mile to go to the store. They commute every day. The most time they spend outside is while walking from the house to the car.In Washington, though, this just doesn't hold true....
Drunk drivers put all of our lives in danger
The chances that a motorist will become involved in an auto accident increase during peak driving times. Crashes are most common on or around holidays and during morning or evening rush hour. Inclement weather also elevates the potential for auto collisions due to...
Federal government relaxes hours of service rules for truckers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, took a big step last month toward relaxing the hours of service (HOS) rules for commercial truck drivers. HOS, which were first implemented more than 80...
Washington police warn that speed and accidents are both up
The weather is getting warmer, and the police in Washington are concerned. They have noticed an uptick in both speeding and traffic accidents -- a potentially deadly combination.For instance, the state has seen 17 fatal motorcycle crashes this year. A full dozen of...
Running safely near traffic
You want to stay in shape, but you don't own a treadmill and the gym is closed. What do you do? You have to go out and run on the sidewalks. Without a sidewalk, you can legally run on the side of the road, near the shoulder, if you're running toward traffic.But that...
Driving distractions work in 3 main ways
Cellphones lead to many distracted driving accidents as people use social media, take pictures and send or read text messages. But there are plenty of other distractions as well, such as eating a hamburger, changing the radio station, talking to a passenger or even...
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