Not getting a good night of sleep or being diagnosed with sleep apnea can certainly affect your chances of driving drowsy, but researchers now believe there’s more to it than that. These new researchers believe that the genes for each person could contribute towards the risk of an accident because the likelihood of drowsy driving […]

If you are getting nervous about sending your children back to school, there’s ample reason to be concerned.  There’s always an uptick in serious car accidents following the back-to-school season, and many people aren’t aware of the many simple steps they can take to decrease their chances of being involved in a serious accident.  Recognizing […]

Driving a dangerous car is one way to put yourself at higher risk for a vehicle accident and one of the most devastating outcomes from a recent study is that there are more than 57 million vehicles on roads throughout the United States that have an unfixed recall problem. If you never know about the […]

The nationwide Zen Drive study has most recently been completed, looking at the experiences of more than 2.3 million anonymous drivers over a three-month period. Drivers were grouped into cluster profiles over the first two weeks of the study and then their driving behavior was analyzed over the course of 5.6 billion miles. It was […]

Last year the Centers for Disease Control came forward with information arguing that sleep deprivation across the United States is the latest health crisis. Sleep deprivation can have many negative implications for someone’s physical and emotional health but it could also cause problems for them operating behind the wheel. Millions of people across the country […]

Road rage, or aggressive driving, is unfortunately a major cause of car crashes that isn’t talked about nearly enough. According to the Auto Vantage auto club show and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), well over half of motor vehicle fatalities can be attributed to road rage — a staggering 66%. Here’s what you […]

If you or someone you love has been hurt in a car accident, the last thing you may want to do is pursue litigation. Sitting in a courtroom, hearing the details of the accident and seeing photographs of an event that changed your life is uncomfortable. Many people wish to settle their accident claims quickly — […]

The last thing you expect when you place your child on a school bus is to hear that the bus was in an accident and your child was injured. School bus accidents can result in a few bumps and bruises for passengers, or they can be serious or deadly. Here are some common causes of […]

Most people associate PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, with military people who come home from a deployment. While this group of people does have a higher tendency of PTSD, the illness can develop in anyone who experienced a traumatic event. If you’ve been in a car accident, it’s important to know the signs of PTSD and […]

Approximately 93% of all car accidents are caused by DUI, poor driving, inattention, and other human errors. If you’ve been involved in an automobile accident, it’s your legal right to seek damages for physical and mental injuries suffered. Yet many people aren’t awarded sufficient compensation because they overlook several critical things to do (or not […]