If you’ve been involved in a car accident, whether it’s a serious accident or a “fender bender”, there are several important steps that you should take to ensure your rights are protected. Being familiar with the steps to follow after a car accident is important for...
Motor Vehicle Accidents
What constitutes negligence in a car accident?
If you’ve been injured in a car accident and you have chosen to pursue a personal injury claim, you have likely encountered the term “negligence.” Most car accident lawsuits are based on the legal principle of negligence, which is defined as a breach in the “duty of...
Can I Bring a Personal Injury Claim If I am in a Car Crash Because of Icy Roads?
Though Winter does not officially start for a few weeks, colder temperatures and early sunsets have already arrived here in Albany and the Capital District. Snowy and icy roads are just around the corner. Unfortunately, that increases the chances that you will be...
Drivers must be on high alert as children return to school
The end of summer is an exciting if hectic time for school-age children and their parents. However, this can be a dangerous time as well. Pedestrian accidents in school zones serve as tragic reminders of the enhanced awareness we all must exercise while school is in...
Fewer drivers, wide-open roads, add up to more traffic fatalities
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...
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...