If you have a car crash, you will probably go into shock. This is where the body concentrates its energy on preserving life by diverting blood flow and, therefore, oxygen away from the extremities to the vital organs. That can affect your ability to think clearly....
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Motor Vehicle Accidents
Are elderly drivers a risk?
Adult children often worry about their parents’ driving as they get older. They may wonder if there’s a point where they need to ask them to give up their driver’s license. They may be worried that driving just isn’t safe anymore, both because their parents are...
Do you have ringing in your ears after a car accident?
Car accidents can take an extreme toll on your physical well-being. Fortunately, modern medicine often empowers physicians in various ways to treat physical injuries. Even when you have catastrophic ones, you may be able to recover completely. However, addressing the...
Hidden injuries after an accident
A car accident may not seem very serious to someone who was able to walk away from the accident with only a few scrapes and bruises, but their life may be in more danger than they may think. There are many different forms of injuries that someone can sustain without...
Technology may put an end to drunk driving
Law enforcement and legislatures have done their best to eliminate or at least discourage driving under the influence. The laws have become increasingly severe, with legal limits reduced and penalties increased. Nevertheless, there is still a discouragingly large...
Truck crash rates make roads more dangerous
All commuters have probably seen the wreckage on the side of the road, or have been caught in traffic snarls that are miles long and last for hours, when a tractor-trailer crashes on the Turnpike, Garden State Parkway or any of the other highways in the state....
Fault of a large truck accident may lie with a number of parties
The aftermath of a large truck accident can leave serious injuries, the inability to work for a long time, and a lot of pain and suffering. A reckless driver, a neglectful trucking company or a defective truck part from a manufacturer are just some of the entities...
New Jersey motorcyclists command full legal rights on the road
Experienced motorcycle riders understandably revel in their freedom, yet they are also aware that they suffer some notable risks when out in traffic. According to the New Jersey Attorney General's webpage on motorcycle accidents and injuries, motorcyclists "are more...
Human error is the most common cause of collisions
People drive or ride in cars so often that it is easy to forget how dangerous a car can be. At any moment, a driver could encounter debris on the road, bad weather, mechanical failure and other challenges that make it unsafe. The challenges themselves then must be...
Large trucks: outsized safety nemesis on New Jersey roadways
Ascertaining the outcome in virtually any New Jersey accident involving a large commercial truck and a smaller passenger vehicle is a no-brainer, isn’t it? Because size matters. “A car is no match for a semi tractor-trailer when the two collide,” duly notes one New...