The pandemic has driven more Americans off the roads and into their homes for prolonged periods of time. While fewer drivers behind the wheel and lower disposable incomes should equate to a significant reduction in accidents, a strange phenomenon reveals that the...
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Maintaining critical vehicle systems is crucial to road safety
We live in an increasingly mobile and hurried society. Various conveyances can get us from place to place, whether that involves walking, biking, or jetting across oceans and continents. Automobiles remain our primary mode of transportation. Driving a car or truck...
Despite saving lives, seat belts may also cause major injuries
If you want to increase your chances of surviving a serious car accident, you should wear your seat belt every time you drive or ride in a motor vehicle. After all, of the roughly 37,000 people who died in car accidents in 2017, nearly half were not wearing seat...
Is there a right way to make left-hand turns?
If you are teaching your teenager to drive, you will quickly discover how easy it can be to become overly comfortable in our driving abilities. Riding with someone who has yet to develop habits can highlight just how complicated and dangerous some driving situations...
A rear-end collision, TBI and those costly medical bills
You may never have been the victim of a vehicle crash, but that could change in an instant. Rear-end collisions, for example, happen every day in the state of New York. Even after this kind of minor accident, you should seek prompt medical attention since you could...
Why is hands-free technology imperfect?
New York drivers understand the need to stay focused on the road. After all, distracted driving makes up an enormous share of driving-related crashes and fatalities. But sometimes, there are situations in which a driver must use a handheld device. Rideshare and...
Common accidents that happen at intersections
Intersections can make motorists feel confused and stressed. With many signs, signals and markings to acknowledge, drivers may make mistakes that they wouldn’t elsewhere on the road. Around 40% of motor vehicle accidents occur at intersections. Most of these...
Who pays for your hit-and-run bicycle accident injury?
You may have enjoyed riding your bike around Albany and the Capital District region for years without incident until a car sideswiped you recently and kept on going. As a result of the hit-and-run accident, you took a bad fall, suffered a broken arm, and now face...
How often is construction a factor in road deaths?
When you have grown accustomed to traveling the same roads regularly, a change in traffic patterns or an unclear detour has the capacity to cause confusion and contribute to crashes. Even if you are not familiar with a particular part of the roadway, construction...
Walking to work and pedestrian accidents
If you walk to work every day, you probably know how dangerous the roads are for pedestrians in many places. However, even seemingly safe areas present dangers, especially if a driver is under the influence of alcohol. Sadly, some pedestrians are killed or seriously...