Category Archives: Car Accidents
Smartphones behind rise in car crashes among mobile workers
The vehicle management and reimbursement platform Motus offers various tools that help businesses lower the collision rates among their mobile workers. Still, mobile workers are always connected and thus more prone to drive distracted. Motus has focused on this trend in its 2018 Distracted Driving…
Fewer fatalities with rural traffic roundabouts
Rural Connecticut roads might be safer if developers replace traffic-light intersections with roundabouts. While traffic lights reduce the number of accidents overall, the crashes that do occur are more likely to lead to severe injuries. There are not fewer accidents with roundabouts, but there are…
Preventing the impact of drowsy driving
Drowsy driving is a widespread trend that has inspired various safety initiatives, including the National Sleep Foundation’s Drowsy Driving Prevention Week and HHS’ Healthy People 2020 program. Drivers in Connecticut should respond by learning what the dangers are and doing what they can to avoid…
Vehicle infotainment systems distract drivers
Vehicle infotainment systems are distracting drivers in Connecticut and across the U.S., according to a new study. Apparently, the systems demand too much brain power for drivers to adequately pay attention to the road. For the study, researchers from the University of Utah tracked 64…
What are some common factors in motorcycle accidents?
The warmer Connecticut weather has bikers jumping onto their motorcycles and hitting the road. Unfortunately, this means more opportunities for motorcycle accidents as well. Connecticut is above the national average when it comes to motorcycle fatalities. Nationwide, around 14 percent of all traffic fatalities involve…
Programming autonomous vehicles
Whether or not anyone has seen an autonomous car operating on the streets of Connecticut, most people agree that such vehicles are coming in the near future. However, a computer programmer and professor in the field believes that errors in the method of programming could…
Collision avoidance systems shown to prevent car crashes
Many Connecticut drivers are aware that driving can be a dangerous activity, especially as drowsy and distracted drivers are found on the roadways. However, a study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that collision avoidance systems like lane departure warning systems and blind…
ADHD medication may lower risk of car crashes
Previous studies showed a link between ADHD and a higher risk of getting into a car accident. However, if a driver in Connecticut with ADHD takes medication, that accident risk may be reduced according to a study published in May 2017 in JAMA Psychiatry. A…
Car accident fatalities hit nine-year high
Connecticut motorists may have heard that fatal car accidents in the U.S. reached a nine-year high in 2016 despite the adoption of several safety features. It was determined that the increase in the number of fatal accidents were caused by excessive speeding, the failure to…
Smartphones may be causing more car accidents
Traffic safety advocates believe that smartphones are causing more deadly car accidents in Connecticut and across the U.S., but new federal statistics show that distracted driving deaths actually declined in 2016. What is going on? According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, only 448…
Why many car accidents happen close to home
While many Connecticut drivers believe that those traveling long distances may be more likely to become involved in a car accident, the fact is that many crashes actually occur within 25 miles of home. Part of the reason many accidents occur near home is because…
Higher speed limits and fatalities
According to a 2016 study from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, higher speed limits over the last 20 years have resulted in 33,000 deaths in Connecticut and the rest of the country. The report, which examined accidents occurring between 1993 and 2013, found increased…
Car accident deaths continue to rise despite safety advances
Improving economic conditions and falling fuel prices have led to increased traffic congestion in Connecticut and other U.S. states, and more cars, trucks and SUVs on the nation’s roads means more traffic accidents and traffic accident fatalities. Road deaths increased by an alarming 7 percent…
Proving Negligence in a Car Accident Case
To recover compensation in a car accident case, a plaintiff must satisfy the required elements of a negligence claim: duty, breach, causation and damages. Specifically, the plaintiff must persuade the jury that the defendant breached his or her duty of care, resulting in injury, by…
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