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Avoid a Crash by Knowing When You Shouldn’t Use Cruise Control

By | July 6th, 2017

Cruise control automatically maintains a constant speed much like your foot does on the gas pedal. It saves gas, prevents you from getting speeding tickets, and makes long drives easier. However, it has a number of safety drawbacks. Three of these are: It Slows Your Reaction Time When driving without cruise control, your right foot is always at the gas pedal. If a traffic emergency happens, hitting the brakes involves a simple movement of the foot to the left from the gas pedal. This movement is automatic because it has.

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Reduce Your Risk of a Crash by Using Caffeine More Effectively

By | July 6th, 2017

Driving while fatigued, especially at night, is as deadly as driving under the influence of alcohol. Fatigue reduces your reaction time, judgment, and mental alertness. If you drive this way for too long, then falling asleep at the wheel is sure to follow. It can happen to anyone because no drug is required for this type of impairment. Unlike DUI driving, the antidote for fatigued driving is easy and quick: drinking a cup of coffee while taking a rest break. However, coffee has its limitations. It won’t work for severe.

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Motorcycle Accidents: The Importance of Consulting an Attorney After Being Injured in a Motorcycle Accident

By | July 6th, 2017

Many drivers do not know how to share the road with motorcycles, making motorcycle accidents an all too common occurrence. However, due to the exposed nature of riding a motorcycle, a motorcycle accident can be particularly devastating, leaving you injured and out of work for days or even weeks. This makes it important that you consult an injury attorney if you have been injured in a motorcycle accident. Here are just a few of the reasons why you should contact an attorney if you have been injured in a recent.

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The Ways That Tailgating Can Cause a Motor Vehicle Crash

By | June 29th, 2017

Whether it’s done out of impatience, haste, or habit, tailgating is an extremely dangerous practice. Some think it isn’t a big deal because so many people do it. However, that doesn’t change the fact that it can cause a crash where the fault will almost certainly be the tailgater’s since rear-end accidents are almost always the fault of the car behind. Such an accident can happen in less than a second because the following distance of tailgaters often leaves less than a second of reaction time. In a situation requiring a hard stop,.

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Mirrors and Accidents

By | June 29th, 2017

Side mirrors have been on cars for over 80 years. They’ve changed a bit over the years. They were outlawed in some states and then added as an option in the early years of mirror usage. Mirrors started out on the driver’s side fender in an early attempt to capture the driver’s blind spot before finally ending up on the doors. Today drivers are used to having a side mirror on both the driver and passenger side. The passenger mirror has the familiar “Objects in mirror are closer than they.

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Collapsed Lungs Caused by Car Accidents

By | June 29th, 2017

Every day people across the country receive emergency medical treatment following a car accident. While some are diagnosed with minor injuries, others are not so fortunate as they have sustained an injury severe in nature. One such injury is a pneumothorax. Better known as a collapsed lung, it occurs when air fills the space between the chest wall and lungs. As air fills the space, it pushes on the outside of the lung causing it to collapse. Symptoms There are several symptoms of a collapsed lung including: Pain that radiates.

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Avoid a Crash by Ignoring These Three Driving Misconceptions

By | June 22nd, 2017

A lot of what motorists accept as truth about driving are often nothing more than common misconceptions. Although they seem like common sense on the surface, some can cause a devastating car accident. Here are three dangerous driving misconceptions: Driving Faster on Your Commute Saves Time Strictly speaking, driving faster does save time but not that much. For example, averaging 55 mph on a ten-mile commute requires about 11 minutes of travel. Averaging 70 mph on the same commute will take 8.6 minutes. This only saves you 2.4 minutes. While the.

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3 More Technologies That Can Help Prevent Car Accidents

By | June 22nd, 2017

The best way to avoid car accidents is to keep your vigil, stay focused and alert, and know the basic car safety rules. However, technology can also help prevent car accidents. Here are a few ways technological advances can help prevent crashes. A Front Crash Warning System A front crash warning system will alert you when you’re getting too close to the vehicle ahead of you. Usually, you’d have to analyze the distance yourself, and a slight miscalculation can have devastating results. If you have an autobrake feature together with.

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3 Technologies That Can Help Prevent Car Accidents

By | June 22nd, 2017

As technology advances, more and more systems are being developed to reduce the risk of getting into a car accident. While no system is perfect, using these systems will improve your safety. Here are a few technologies to look out for when choosing a car to buy or lease. Backup Cameras Most new cars have backup cameras, which are cameras that give you a live camera view of what’s behind your car when backing up. This reduces the risk of getting into an accident because of a blind spot. A.

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Overlooked Driving Dangers That Can Cause a Motor Vehicle Crash

By | June 15th, 2017

Intoxication, texting, and cell phone use are getting a lot of media attention because of their contribution to motor vehicle accidents. However, there are other overlooked driving hazards that may also cause a deadly crash. Because they get little attention, motorists exposed to them often have little awareness of the danger. Drive safely by avoiding these three lesser-known driving hazards: Driving While Sick The demands of a job cause many people to drive to work when they should rest at home. Driving while sick endangers yourself and others on the.

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