Jon Ostroff Receives Prestigious AV Rating From Martindale-Hubbell
Ostroff Godshall Injury and Accident Lawyers is pleased to announce that attorney Jon Ostroff has received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell for the third consecutive year. Martindale-Hubbell has rated Jon as an AV Preeminent lawyer. This distinction means that other lawyers and judges, with whom Jon has had personal experience, have rated Jon at […]
How Long Do You Look at Digital Billboards?
Are you distracted by digital billboards? You might want to exercise extra caution when driving near them. According to a recent study published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention, digital billboards may be more distracting to drivers than other billboards and signs. Specifically, the study found that electronic billboards divert drivers’ eyes from the road […]
Catch Drunk Drivers: It’s a Good Thing Facebook Friends Can’t Always be Trusted
Social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, may provide new ways to catch drunk drivers who flee the scene of an accident, but only if “friends” and “followers” take status messages or tweets seriously and report what they know to local police. How Social Media Can Help Catch Drunk Drivers Take, for example, what happened […]
Drowsy Drivers More Common Than You Might Think
The latest statistics about drowsy drivers have recently been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the CDC, 1 in 24 drivers admits to falling asleep while behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. The CDC thinks that the number may be even higher since many people may not notice […]
What is the Government Doing About “Backing Up” Accidents?
Each year, more than 200 people are killed and about 17,000 people are injured by vehicles that are backing up. Many of these victims are children. 2012 was supposed to be the year that the federal government took action to provide new guidelines to car manufacturers about how to make passenger vehicles safer so that […]
Increase in Pennsylvania Christmas Crashes This Year
Over the 2011 holiday, State Police responded to 509 Pennsylvania Christmas crashes that resulted in five deaths and 169 injuries. This year, those numbers increased. Over the Christmas 2012 holiday, Pennsylvania State Police responded to 1,336 accidents that resulted in seven deaths and 315 injuries. Additionally, police issued : • 348 arrests for driving under […]
When Pennsylvania Parents Should Start Teaching Children to Drive
A driver’s education course is not the time to start teaching children to drive safely, according to a recent study by Toyota and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Teen drivers follow the example set by their parents According to the study, your teen may not listen to a word that you say, but […]
