Any type of accident is dangerous on a motorcycle, but left-hand turn accidents are among the most dangerous you can ever experience. These crashes are often fatal or lead to severe injuries, and they are very hard for a motorcyclist to avoid. The reason they are...
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Can someone be driving too fast if they’re under the speed limit?
If you suspect the other driver’s speed was a contributing factor to a crash, you may feel frustrated if cameras show they were not above the legal limit. Does that mean you need to rule out speed as a factor? Not necessarily. Sometimes the speed limit is too high...
6 possible effects of a motor vehicle accident
Being involved in a motor vehicle accident is worrying. Even though the crash may occur in a split second, you may experience its effects for a long time. Different elements influence the severity of the accident. Thus, people involved in the same accident may...
3 dangerous D’s for drivers
People often talk about accidents on the road. Yet, there is almost always a reason they occurred, and more often than not, it is down to the negligence of a driver. If they had acted differently, the crash would never have occurred. There are many factors behind...
Why don’t you remember the drive?
You pull into your parking spot at the store and put the car in park. Then you just sit there, and you’re suddenly shocked. How did you get to the store? You knew that’s where you were going, but you have absolutely no memory of most of the drive there. You remember...
What you should know about whiplash and TMJ disorders
People who are diagnosed with whiplash after a car crash often underestimate just how potentially serious the long-term effects of this injury can be. That’s normal. You want to get on with your life as quickly as possible. Whiplash, which typically occurs when a...
How accidents happen in school zones
There are numerous schools across Norwich, Connecticut and the surrounding area. For much of the day, children will be inside the building but this isn’t always the case. Kids have to make their way both to and from school. Some of them get a lift, others take the bus...
The phone provides 3 types of distraction
You’ll often hear people say that distracted drivers are texting and driving or otherwise using their phones. And while there are certainly many different types of distraction – passengers, food, music, etc. – it’s true that the cellphone is perhaps the most common...
Seat belts save lives but they can still cause injuries
Seatbelts have been a component in every modern care for a number of years now. While opinions may still differ, there is an overwhelming body of work that indicates seat belts save lives. Nonetheless, this doesn’t mean that they cannot cause injuries. If you’ve been...
If someone is tailgating you, what should you do?
No one likes to be tailgated, which is often why people do it. They want the driver ahead of them to move over or speed up, so they tailgate that car until the driver complies. They know that the driver will feel uncomfortable having another car so close to them. When...