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The summer season is a busy time for travel. If you are one of the many drivers who will be taking a road trip over the summer months, it is important you and your vehicle are ready to hit the road. An experienced car accident lawyer knows there are many factors increasing the risk of...

Parents of teenagers know kids can be dangerous behind the wheel. But just how much riskier is it to have a teenager driving? Insurance companies nationwide, with a business model build around risk assessments, raise insurance premiums an average of 80 percent when a teen is added to an auto insurance policy carried by a...

Landlords need to maintain a safe space for tenants and visitors and can be found responsible in a premises liability lawsuit if they allow hazardous conditions to exist and injury results. It is the burden of a plaintiff in a premises liability case to show the landlord should be held responsible for the damages suffered....

Will crash avoidance systems and other in-vehicle technologies help reduce traffic collisions? This is a hotly debated question. One recent video intended to demonstrate a pedestrian accident avoidance system suggests crash rates may not decline and, perhaps, may even increase. An experienced pedestrian accident lawyer knows car crashes involving drivers and walkers often happen because...

In the United States each year, 17,000 people on average are killed or seriously injured while sitting in the far-side of a vehicle involved in a T-Bone accident, according to Association for Advancement of Automotive Medicine. A T-Bone accident involves one car hitting the side of another. Passengers sitting on the side struck by the...

Motorists need to be aware of risks faced on roadways so they can make informed choices when looking at vehicle safety features, and so they can drive assertively to reduce their accident risks. An experienced auto accident attorney knows some of the most dangerous and common types of car accidents happen at intersections. Many of...

Efforts are being made to require hybrid and electric vehicle makers to install systems in vehicles to mimic routine engine noise. In most cases, these systems involve installing some type of speakers on the vehicle. The speakers point frontward to direct sound ahead of the vehicle, such as the sound of a traditional engine, or...

Earlier this month, the Connecticut State Police released the names of two people killed while operating their motorcycles when an SUV crossed the center line and struck the motorcyclists head on. What may be considered a minor or moderate collision in a car can have deadly results when the accident involves a motorcycle, given a...

Could self-driving vehicles in Hartford, New Britain, Norwich and Manchester prevent rear-end accidents? One of the big benefits that advocates of self-driving vehicles tout is that technology - and not people - is relied upon to make smart and safe choices. An experienced rear-end accident lawyer knows that rear-end crashes are one of the most...