If you should become the victim of a vehicle crash, you will no doubt check yourself and any others involved for injuries. Injuries require immediate medical attention. However, if you feel OK, your next step is to document the accident including weather conditions...
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Car Accidents
What are signs of a traumatic brain injury?
After getting into a crash, you want to seek medical attention no matter what. But more serious injuries demand faster and more intensive medical care. Head injuries are often among this list. In particular, you want to look out for traumatic brain injuries. What are...
When to replace a child car seat after a car accident
Parents who make sure their children ride in a car seat appropriate for their age and weight can help prevent serious injuries if a crash happens. Following an accident, parents may need to replace their child's car seat to retain optimal safety. When parents assess...
What should you know about traumatic brain injuries?
As a victim of a car crash, you likely suffered head, neck or back injuries. They are the most common of injuries that crash victims experience. If you suffered through a head injury, that likely means you have brain injury, too. The worse the injury, the more severe...
What type of flying debris do I need to worry about on the road?
Most motorists worry about the prospect of another car striking them as they travel down the roadway. Few drivers concern themselves about the potential of something flying off a passing motorist's automobile and hitting them -- but it happens. What do you need to...
Do You Understand Your Car Insurance?
For most drivers, car insurance can be an annoying expense after all of the costs of leasing a vehicle and keeping it maintained. If you’re involved in a collision, auto insurance provides a necessary safety net for the cost associated with property damages and...
Distracted driving can easily become deadly
Avoiding a collision requires that a driver notice a potential hazard, react appropriately and do so soon enough to stop the vehicle. At 55 miles per hour, it only takes a few seconds to travel the length of a football field, and even a momentary distraction may lead...
Speed is dangerous for you and other motorists around you
Data compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that 9,378 individuals died in speed-related crashes in 2018. The federal agency's data also shows that speeding was responsible for 26% of all fatal motor vehicle accidents in 2017....
Why hundreds of thousands of car wrecks occur annually in Florida
When you go out for a drive, the last thing you want to think about is what will happen if you get into to an accident. Unfortunately, car accidents are a reality that over 400,000 Floridians experienced in 2018 alone. Majority of these crashes left victims and...
AEB system may reduce rear-end crashes tremendously
The sheer size of trucks and difficulty with stopping can make a rear-end crash fatal. Drivers who slam into the back of trucks may also face serious injuries because trucks have more ground clearance. This may cause the front of the passenger vehicle to slide under...