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Youth are at risk of severe injury when they share the road with drivers A grant from the National Road Safety Foundation could help reduce the number of pedestrian and bicycling deaths and injuries involving children. The $25,000 grant awarded to Watch for Me CT (a partnership between the Connecticut Department of Transportation and the...

A car accident attorney explains why fatal crashes are rising in CT After the lockdowns at the start of the pandemic in 2020, Connecticut roads were less traveled than any time in recent memory. But while fewer cars were on the roads, more people were dying in accidents than a year earlier when there was...

A car accident lawyer reveals what drivers should know Car accidents can lead to serious injuries or worse, which is why Massachusetts law requires every person in a motor vehicle to wear a seat belt. According to ValuePenguin, 43 percent of deaths in traffic accidents involved people who didn’t buckle up. ValuePenguin, which provides research...

Our Connecticut pedestrian accident lawyers discuss the problem In the first two weeks of 2022, Hartford experienced two pedestrian traffic deaths, a number that is alarming to safety advocates. In all of 2017, the city experienced two deadly road accidents involving walkers, joggers, or bicyclists. But the number of pedestrian accident fatalities in Hartford jumped...

Our car accident lawyers discuss the dangers of impaired driving Cannabis-related car accidents resulting in fatal crashes involving a combination of marijuana and alcohol have been on the rise for the past several years, a new study finds. An analysis using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finds that deadly accidents involving high...

Driving can be treacherous during the winter. A temperature drop can turn a road surface into black ice, putting motorists at risk of car accidents. Even without ice on the road, a snowy or slushy surface can create a potential hazard. While staying home when the weather is frightful is the best way to keep...

Tesla entices drivers with high-tech features to make road trips more pleasurable, but one development has set off alarm bells for safety advocates. The electric vehicle manufacturer has introduced video games that can be played on touch screens facing the driver and passenger, according to an article in The New York Times. After the Times...

An Experienced Car Accident Lawyer Provides the Details Despite decades of public awareness campaigns about the dangers of drunk driving, alcohol-related car accidents continue to cause serious injuries and fatalities in Massachusetts and across the United States. In recent years, ridesharing has grown in popularity. Companies such as Uber and Lyft offer a service that...

A Car Accident Attorney Examines the Problem The holidays bring friends, family, and work colleagues together to celebrate, but there is a dark side to the festivities: drunk driving. In Connecticut, crashes caused by drunk drivers result in death during the holidays more frequently than in any other state. That’s according to key findings from...

If you’re driving and see a first responder helping another driver, you must move over and change lanes, according to the “Move Over” law in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts law has been in effect since 2009, and every state and the District of Columbia have adopted a Move Over law. But unfortunately, 23 percent of drivers...