Category: Car Accidents

Legendary “shock” driving safety film featuring numerous scenes of mutilated cars and injured/dead people and a voiceover lacking in compassion. Produced in cooperation with the Ohio State Highway Patrol and shown to millions of young drivers for over 40 years. CONTENT ADVISORY: Many disturbing scenes of violent deaths and accident scenes; cries of crash victims on soundtrack.

A question that is frequently asked by people who have been in automobile accidents is “What is the difference between rental and loss of use?” Jonathan G. Stein of the California Personal Injury and Insurance Blog answered this question by using the following illustration: Okay, so your car is damaged in a car accident. You can’t drive it and it is in the shop. You think you are entitled to a rental car (because you read this blog, you know you are entitled to a rental car). But what about loss of use? What the heck do you get? This is pretty easy. If… Read More

Using Cruise Control on slippery roads is fraught with danger. The website truthorfiction.com relates the following: “We checked with the departments of transportation for Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Washington State as well as visiting several websites of other states and the consensus is clear: Don’t use cruise control during winter conditions such as when it is snowing or icy or under other slippery conditions such as when it is raining.”

Within 40,000 people are injured in a construction zone every day due to accident involving automobiles many of these accidents are caused by drivers that aren’t paying enough attention when driving trough the construction zones even though there are plenty of signs warning the drivers about it. A wide variety of traffic control devices are used in construction zones to keep things safe, like signs, cones, drums among many others.Drive on the safe part of the road. For more Driver’s Ed tips visit TeenDrivingCourse.Com/Video

“Blah Blah Blah,” says the lady into her cell phone. Cars try to avoid her crazy driving. She never stops talking on her cell phone. Animation by Steven Mussey Although funny, this video makes some very important points.  

The end of daylight-saving time is just around the corner, making night-time driving more dangerous. In fact, more than 2,300 people die on U.S. highways each year because of insufficient lighting, or “over driving” headlights, according to researchers at the University of Michigan. Over driving headlights occurs when your headlights don’t provide enough seeing distance down the road for the speed which you are driving at. Most experts believe the maximum safe speed with average low beams under most conditions is only about 45 miles per hour. Fortunately, new lighting technologies are enhancing vehicle and pedestrian safety at night. Xenon… Read More

This is why you should always wear your seatbelt.

Traffic crashes claim the lives of more than 43,000 people in this country each year. While most fatalities involve adults, more than one child dies each day in a traffic related crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that deaths and injuries among children could be reduced if parents would always buckle up their children in a child safety seat appropriate for their age and size. According to the NHTSA at least four of five children who should ride in booster seats do not. This segment underwritten by Nissan. For More Information visit: http://www.boosterseat.gov

It’s surprising, but being buckled up with a safety belt is not the safest way for many children to ride in a vehicle. Safety belts are designed for adults, and children under 4’9″ tall should ride with a booster seat. Children prematurely moved to seat belts are 4 times more likely to suffer serious head injuries during a collision than children in child safety or booster seats. The booster seat message is a crucial one, NHTSA estimates that up to 90% of children in the U.S. who should be using a booster seat are not. The goal of this campaign… Read More

Produced for General Motors The combination of bad weather – rain, snow, or ice – is sure to be in our forecast soon. As we head into the colder months, it is essential to check on the wear and tear of your cars tires. Cold weather with a mixture of low tire pressure can lead to a blowout while driving. The Tire Industry Association says their biggest concern regarding consumers and under inflated tires is tire failure. Technology has been developed to help alleviate this growing concern. Wireless sensors can be placed in tires to warn when the air pressure… Read More