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4 Tips for Keeping Your Teenage Driver Safe

By | March 8th, 2018

Teenagers are the most likely to get involved in car accidents. In fact, they are three times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than older adults. If your teenager just got their license, make sure that they are driving safely. Here are some tips for preventing teenage car accidents. Encourage Safe Driving Only let them drive the car if they promise to put on their seat-belt before driving. In addition, prohibit the use of their cell phone while driving. Distracted driving is one of the main causes.

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Brake Checking: A Dangerous Practice That Can Cause a Crash

By | November 16th, 2017

Brake checking is the practice of hitting the brakes to make a tailgater increase their following distance. Drivers often use brake checking as a kind of counter-measure against aggressive drivers or as a means of retaliation. Regardless of the reason, brake checking is aggressive driving, and not only endangers the tailgater, but other motorists as well. It can potentially trigger a pileup crash, especially in wet or foggy conditions. The tailgater could be a distracted driver with their family in the car. Perhaps the driver is a mother dealing with.

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Prevent Car Accidents by Knowing When Not to Brake

By | November 9th, 2017

Braking is an almost universal reaction when motorists encounter a driving emergency. This is usually a good thing to do because reducing speed brings you that much closer to a complete stop, which is necessary when swerving isn’t an option. A slower speed also makes cars more stable and reduces the severity of car accidents. However, there are exceptions to everything including brake usage during emergencies. Here are three situations where braking is the wrong thing to do, and will likely cause a crash: During a Tire Blowout When your tire.

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5 Tips for Avoiding Truck Accidents In the Cold Weather

By | October 12th, 2017

Winter is approaching, and before you know it, you’ll have to drive on slippery roads and through storms. It’s important to stay extra safe when driving your truck. Here are a few tips to help you out. Drive Slower When driving in a storm, make sure to slow down a little. You don’t have to maintain your usual speed. In addition, make sure to keep a larger distance from the vehicle ahead of you, as visibility will be a lot lower. Be Careful When Pulling Over When pulling over at the.

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Seven Tips on Avoiding Motorcycle Accidents at Intersections

By | September 28th, 2017

Intersections are messy situations involving traffic coming from different directions. This complexity demands greater attention and focus that many distracted motorists are unwilling to give. This makes intersections especially dangerous for the motorcyclist. However, you can mitigate the risk by following these seven tips on avoiding motorcycle accidents at intersections: Avoid intersections whenever possible. The less often you expose yourself to risky situations, the less likely an accident will happen. If your commute route takes you through nightmarish intersections, there’s no need to accept that risk twice daily. Change your.

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Why Proper Vetting of Drivers Reduces Truck Accidents

By | September 28th, 2017

Trucking companies approach the problem of reducing truck accidents in different ways. Some are unconcerned with the issue and simply do the minimum necessary to meet the requirements of the law. Others use training programs to increase the skills of their new drivers and their problem drivers. Yet other trucking companies spend money on technology such as collision avoidance systems. However, the best way of reducing truck accidents is hiring drivers with a long history of safe driving. That is, their driving records have few traffic violations. The reason this.

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Why Rear-End Collisions Happen

By | July 20th, 2017

Obstacles on the road are collision hazards that can cause a serious crash. Debris from a landslide, a fallen tree, or a large animal such as a deer are three such obstacles. However, too many motorists fail to appreciate that every car, motorcycle, and truck in front of them on the road are potential obstacles if they rapidly brake or come to a sudden stop. Traffic isn’t viewed that way because most of the time, it matches one’s speed. But that situation can change in an instant. Here are three common.

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Motor Vehicle Crash Attorneys Help Parents Keep Teen Drivers Safe

By | February 16th, 2017

The roads are dangerous places for new drivers. As we mentioned previously, California Highway Patrol officers have noted that the statewide death toll led to the loss of 2,835 lives while operating a vehicle. Add to this the 159,115 injury accidents that motorists were involved in, and it is no small wonder that parents of teens worry about the crash potential when handing junior the keys to a car. The Car-buying Dilemma California parents want to keep freshly minted teen drivers safe but typically cannot afford to buy the latest.

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Dress for Safety

By | December 29th, 2016

When someone driving a car is involved in an accident there are a few things that protect them.  The first thing is the car itself.  The car is a shell protecting the operator.  Much of cars today has a considerable amount of plastic and aluminum but under the decorative cover are steel bars surrounding the occupants.  Airbags are now required in all vehicles adding an additional cushion in the event of a collision.  Seatbelts with shoulder harness have been required for many years which holds the driver in the seat. .

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