Texting is an easy way to stay in touch. Texting can also be extremely dangerous, even while simply crossing the street. A recent scientific study found that texting while crossing the street significantly increases the chances of a pedestrian texting accident. Specifically, pedestrians texting are four times more likely to be hit by a vehicle while crossing the street than… (more…)
A 19-year-old Ambler, PA man on Aug. 17 was arrested on vehicular homicide charges in connection with a high-speed Montgomery County car accident in which two teen-agers were killed and two others sustained injuries. Story found on accident lawyer Philadelphia PA web site. Authorities charged Connor J. McNicholas, of Bryant Court, with two counts of vehicular homicide while driving under… (more…)
Regulations governing offshore oil rig accidents “are not set in stone,” reports The New Orleans Times-Picayune. This article was written in response to proposed federal regulations governing “spill prevention, containment, response and cleanup, and safety management systems.” The proposed regulations are being developed by the Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee, which plans to present them this fall to Interior Secretary… (more…)
Michigan drivers over 65 years old have long been among the safest drivers in the state. Between 1998 and 2002 in Michigan, researchers discovered the number of crashes involving older drivers decreased by 6%, fatal and serious injury crashes decreased by 23%, and crashes in which an older driver had been drinking decreased by 27%. And here’s another startling statistic:… (more…)
By JIM DANKO An 80-year-old woman died and several others were hospitalized after exposure to toxic fumes at a McDonald’s restaurant in Pooler, Ga., just west of Savannah, on Sept. 7, according to a report in CNN. Emergency personnel responded to a call and found two women unconscious in a McDonald’s restroom. The first responders had to back out of… (more…)
Sadly, on every occasion all of us have our vehicle out onto the road the possibility of getting in an accident is always imminent. In the event you happen to go through injuries in an automobile accident, you ought to pick the assistance of an auto accident law firm. Car mishaps can result in severe injuries including vertebrate injuries which… (more…)
Older drivers have some of the safest driving habits on the road. They wear seatbelts more than younger drivers. They’re involved in fewer drunk driving accidents. And when they have their grandchildren in the car, they’re less likely to be in an auto accident. That’s the conclusion of a recent scientific study written about in Time Magazine. Specifically, children are… (more…)
The debate over whether older drivers are safe drivers has been topic of conversation for years. Nationally, the odds of getting in a fatal accident increase each year for drivers over 75 years old, according to statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). And reports about auto accidents involving elderly drivers routinely make the news. Recently, a 92-year-old… (more…)
Are older drivers safer drivers in Massachusetts? There’s no easy answer. The rate of nonfatal and fatal auto accidents has fallen faster among elderly drivers than among younger drivers nationwide, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. But reports of auto accidents involving older Massachusetts drivers regularly make the news. Recently, a 76-year-old driver from Everett accidently drove his… (more…)
