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Snap Chat Car Crash Who’s to Blame?

Car accidents happen every day for a variety of reasons. Fatigue, intoxication or impairment from drugs, overly aggressive driving, speeding and ignoring red traffic signals are a few. In the past decade as cell phones have become more ubiquitous and texting and emailing major functions of smartphones, distracted driving has become a major concern. And along with these cell phone activities are social media sites that are now being blamed for causing serious and fatal car accidents. The issue then becomes whether social media car accidents should result in those sites being held civilly liable.

Trucking Accidents on the Rise

Safety regulations are usually implemented in response to concerns about injuries and accidents plaguing a particular industry. For the trucking industry, regulations have been strict and comprehensive and affect the number of driving hours and rest periods, record keeping, drug testing, loads and weights, speed and truck lengths among others.

Uber Accidents and Your Insurance

A recent spate of serious auto injuries in Miami, Florida involving the ride-sharing companies, Uber and Lyft, underscored the need for passengers and other motorists to have underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage in the event of a property damage or injury accident. In one accident with a Lyft driver, a motorcyclist was ejected and killed. In another accident with an Uber driver, a couple visiting from North Carolina were both injured with the woman suffering serious brain injuries.

The Dangers of “Lapping Up” in Car Accidents

A recent tragic car accident in Dubai resulting in the deaths of two Northeastern University students may have been prevented if the students and the two other passengers in the 2-seat Ferrari had chosen a more suitable or larger vehicle. A Dubai prosecutor intimated that two of the individuals were “lapping up” or apparently sitting in the laps of the other two and had been drinking. The driver was travelling around 40 miles per hour in a 25 mph zone when it jumped a curb and hit a pole.

Chelmsford Starts Safety Training Program

The safety of our municipal workers is a paramount issue since they are responsible for our public infrastructure, transportation and safety that affects millions of people. Work zone accidents on public roads are a concern because workers are vulnerable to a variety of hazards including distracted and otherwise negligent motorists. To combat this problem the city of Chelmsford recently sent 19 city workers to a program called Work Zone Safety Training that was conducted at the Chelmsford Police Department. The 6-hour seminar was funded by the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association, the property and casualty provider for the municipality.

Stop Using Devices While Driving

Does anyone need to be reminded of how dangerous distracted driving can be? Nearly anyone who drives can tell you that they have experienced at least one moment in the car when their attention was distracted even for a few seconds before having to suddenly crush the brake or swerve to avoid the car in the next lane, all because they were texting, calling or just looking at their cell phone.

Distracted Walking: Its Come To This and Its Costing Us Millions

Most people who drive or who are of at least driving age have heard of distracted driving and the dangers it poses. Although distracted driving can involve any activity that causes a motorist’s attention to focus on something other than driving such as eating, conversing, rubbernecking or changing the radio station, it is more concerned with our addiction to technology–in short, cell phones. Accident statistics have shown that distracted driving may be at least as insidious as driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol though the penalties are far less strict.

27 Motorcycle Accidents Facts that Will Shock You

Riding motorcycles is an experience so many riders savor since they give you a true sense of the open road and an ability to enjoy and experience the elements, at least in pleasant weather. They offer flexibility, quickness, maneuverability and the ability to ignore traffic congestion if you engage in lane splitting or sharing, whether legal or not. Parking is less of a problem.

Breakdown Lane Accident With Pedestrian Results in Wrongful Death

Maryland newspapers and newscasts recently reported that a local superhero had died in a car crash. They were referring to a fatal highway accident that claimed the life of Leonard Robinson, a retired businessman who played the role of movie and comic book figure, Batman, for countless children stricken by cancer and other serious illnesses. In his guise as the dark knight, Robinson had entertained thousands of children in hospitals, schools and at charity events and was hailed by many as a true life superhero. Robinson’s persona came to light a few years ago after he was stopped by police in his “Batmobile,” a custom made motor vehicle built to resemble the one used in Batman comics and movies, for not displaying a license plate. Amused officers let Robinson proceed to his event and the encounter was captured on a widely viewed YouTube video.

Bike Accidents in Boston

Over the years, Boston’s streets have been treacherous for bicycle riders despite recent efforts to make safer certain areas and intersections in the city known for numerous accidents and fatalities involving bicyclists. Just recently, a tragic incident occurred in August 2015 at the intersection of Beacon Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Boston where a beloved local endocrinologist was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer. The truck driver turned too abruptly and the trailer struck the bike rider causing a wrongful death. The intersection had been criticized by bike advocates as particularly hazardous and has been the scene of frequent bike accidents.

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