Month: August 2016
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Truck Driver Fatigue: A Highway Safety Crisis
Although they account for only 4% of vehicles on the road, large trucks are involved in 8% of fatal crashes. The US Department of Transportation reports that nearly 4,000 people die each year in crashes involving large trucks, and people in other vehicles account for nearly 75 percent of those deaths.
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What Your Family Needs to Know if You’ve Been in a Car Accident
Once you have been in an accident and have been injured, no matter how minor or serious your injuries are, you will likely need to receive medical care. It could be a simple inpatient procedure (an examination, stitches, etc.) to long-term medical care requiring surgery and hospitalization. In the most severe cases, surviving accident victims Read More
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These Note-Taking Tips Can Help You after a Car Accident
When another car crashes into yours, you’re most likely shaken up. Reaching for a pen and paper is probably the last thing on your mind. However, if you can manage to write down some detailed notes about what happened in a car accident, it will create a much more accurate record of the events than Read More
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Summer Safe Driving Tips: Be Prepared and Avoid Distractions
We have all heard of the dangers of distracted driving, whether it involves a phone call, texting, looking up directions, or turning on our favorite song. With summer upon us, we now have more drivers on roads and highways, and many of us are driving longer distances for vacation. These adventures, while no doubt very Read More