Auto Accidents
What Types of Car and Truck Accidents Lead to Spinal Cord Injuries?
One of the most traumatic, life-changing injuries that a person can acquire is a spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injuries happen when there is damage to the tight bundle of nerves that receive and send messages between the brain and the rest of the body. A person can suffer a spinal cord injury from damage…
Read MoreSafety Tech in Vehicles Should Be Standard
Honda’s Research Institute has taken the initiative in improving safety tech in their vehicles for the future. The organization recently started a pilot program that will search for faded or missing highway lane markers. This system will use Honda vehicles to evaluate the road conditions that they frequently travel on. The company plans to collect…
Read MoreWhat to Do If You Were a Passenger Injured in a Car Accident in Maryland
When we hear of people who can potentially be injured in a car accident, our minds usually think of the drivers of the vehicles. Less often do we think of the injuries that passengers can sustain from car accidents. Just like the drivers involved in a car accident, passengers can endure severe injuries in a…
Read MoreCold Weather Affects Cars. Make Sure You Stay Safe.
For people who love the cold, this is the best time of the year. This is the time where daylight savings ends and the temperature begins to drop. Just like everyone has to adjust to the weather by bundling up, drivers will have to adjust to the conditions that the cold weather will cause for…
Read MoreTransportation Accidents and Workers Compensation Claims
When people think of workers’ compensation, they often think of injuries like slips and falls or stress injuries. This is because we often view work injuries as singular events that occur on a work site, like a construction site or warehouse. Yet, there is one type of workplace accident that happens in every type of…
Read MoreIncrease in Car Crashes and Deaths Since Pandemic
It was no surprise that during the mandatory shutdown last year, the number of cars on the road decreased. You would think that the number of fatal car accidents would have decreased last year due to the limited number of cars in traffic. Yet, recent surveys from traffic experts have shown that there has been…
Read MoreWorkplace Burnout Can Make Jobs – and Roads – Less Safe
Recently, Nike participated in a growing trend amongst companies. The organization granted its employees in the corporate office a week off to “destress.” Matt Marrazzo, the company’s Senior Manager of Global Marketing Science, published the announcement on LinkedIn. His message expressed both gratitude and encouragement for being a part of the team and recognizing the…
Read MoreTesla Autopilot System Under Investigation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into the Tesla autopilot system following multiple accidents with Tesla vehicles and emergency vehicles throughout the country. The investigation includes more than 765,000 vehicles, which accounts for almost every single vehicle sold by Tesla in the United States since 2014. In the accidents identified…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Electric Scooters
Although many people believe they are safe, electric scooters (or e-scooters) can lead to fatal accidents. A recent accident occurred in Oregon, where a man who was riding on an electric scooter was the victim of a fatal crash. He was riding the scooter in the bicycle lane on the east side of the road…
Read MoreDriving Dehydrated is Just as Dangerous as Driving Impaired
There are multiple penalties associated with impaired driving in Maryland: driving under the influence (DUI), driving while impaired (DWI), and driving while impaired by drugs. If you have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 or higher, an individual may face DUI charges. Driving while impaired is a risk to everyone on the road. DUI…
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