When you get into your car, you hear the dinging sound reminding you to wear your seat belt. Car manufacturers install this safety feature to help protect you from serious injuries or death during an accident, especially when you’d otherwise be ejected out of the...
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Motor Vehicle Accidents
Why the FMCSA’s recent loophole closure matters
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is the federal agency that is most directly tasked with the regulation and safety-related oversight of the millions of commercial motor vehicles that crisscross the nation’s roadways each and every day. As a...
Why Ford’s latest recall matters to all travelers
The Ford Motor Company very recently announced that it is recalling upwards of 1.5 million vehicles that were manufactured between 2013 and 2018. There are two issues of concern with these vehicles. First, a windshield wiper arms challenge could prevent motorists from...
Drugged driving and the holiday season: What to know
Many people don’t think about the decriminalization of marijuana can affect their safety on the road. The fact is that impairment from marijuana can negatively affect a person’s ability to drive. Marijuana slows a person’s reaction time and makes it difficult to...
What does it mean to be a defensive driver?
One of the best ways to stay safe on the road is to become a defensive driver. This is common advice, but not everyone knows exactly what it means. It’s important to consider the steps you can take to improve this area of your driving if you are not doing so already....
Why is space between vehicles so crucial when driving
Driving in New Jersey can be a crowded affair. You may feel like you spend your days bumper to bumper with other vehicles. The roads certainly are not quiet here, but that does not mean you cannot create some space for yourself when driving. Doing so reduces the risk...
These 4 things could harm your car crash claim
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....
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...