Will You Pledge to Protect Your Teen Driver?
A new video from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) features parents pledging to keep their teen driver safe. The CDC encourages parents to protect teen drivers by extending teen supervised driving periods and establishing rules of the road. How can you protect your teen driver? You can enforce your rules with a written Parent […]
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Pennsylvania Experiences More Labor Day Accidents in 2011 Than in 2010
The news from Labor Day Weekend 2011 was not good on Pennsylvania roads. Over the long holiday weekend from September 2 – September 5, 2011 there were 783 accidents investigated by the state police. 351 people were injured in those crashes and nine people lost their lives. The fatalities remained unchanged from last year. However […]
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Do You Have a Distorted View of Yourself and Risky Driving Behavior?
Are you a safe driver? Are you sure? A recent Allstate Insurance Company survey found that while most people believe that they are safe drivers, those same people admit to risky driving behavior. For example, about 66% of drivers surveyed indicated that they were excellent or very good drivers. Yet, many of these drivers admit […]
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What to Do When You are Hurt by a Car While Inside a Building
Single car, multi car, pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle and truck crashes may make up the majority of Pennsylvania auto accidents, but they are not the only types of motor vehicle accidents and injuries. Unfortunately, people who are inside homes, restaurants, workplaces, schools and other structures may also be at risk of car accident injuries. What Happens […]
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The Car That Drives Itself
Google has been testing a new car that drives its self. According to the company, the self driving car has about 160,000 test miles under its belt without incident. Until recently, the car had never been involved in a crash. However, when the self driving car was being manually driven by a person then, the […]
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Could Technology Help Prevent Rear End Crashes?
For years technological advancements such as antilock brakes, airbags and vehicle stability controls have helped reduce the severity of injuries suffered in an accident. However, could technology go one step further and prevent rear end crashes – or accidents from happening altogether? Recent data from Volvo and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety indicates that […]
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Are Your Kids Safer Driving with You or Their Grandparents?
A recent study suggests that kids may be safer when they drive with their grandparents rather than their parents. Yes, really. Even the researchers who conducted the study, including Dr. Fred Henretig of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, were surprised. While it is generally thought that older drivers have more accidents, researchers found that children suffered […]
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6 Interesting Facts About Seatbelt Use in the United States
Decades of research and practical experience have taught us that seatbelts are important and that seatbelts save lives. However, as an accidental death lawyer, I recently read information about seatbelt use in the United States from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). According to the IIHS: Males are less likely to wear seatbelts than […]
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2009 Pennsylvania Accident Statistics
2009 may seem like a long time ago. Yet, when it comes to compiling accident statistics from around the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania it is the most current information that we have and it is important to our future safety to understand what happened in 2009. In 2009: 121,242 crashes were reported in PA. 1,256 people […]
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Philadelphia Girl Injured by Pit Bull
Last week the 10 year old daughter of a Philadelphia police officer was attacked by a pit bull in Mayfair. The child was taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children for treatment of bite injuries and a head injury. She was reported to be in stable condition in the days following the dog bite accident. […]
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