What Is Aggressive Driving And Can It Contribute To Your Injuries?
In New York, road accidents and collisions are often a direct result of road rage. Driving while distracted can definitely result in accidents. However, according to statistical data from the America Safety Council (ACS), 66% of traffic deaths come about from aggressive driving. At its core, road rage involves drivers resorting to a number of […]
What Is Reckless Driving And Can It Contribute To Your Injuries?
Reckless driving is described under Section 1212 of the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law as a driver operating any vehicle in a manner that interferes with the public usage and safety of roadways and highways. Reckless driving is banned in New York and can be charged with multiple moving traffic violations, such as vehicular […]
What Are Backover Accidents And Could The At-fault Driver Have Prevented It?
Nearly 60,000 accidents and 500 fatalities happen each year in garages and parking lots as per data collected by the National Safety Council. Cars and other vehicles have blind spots which can make bicyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and other automobiles almost invisible to a careless driver that forgot to check their immediate surroundings before backing up. […]
Cell Phone Accident Injuries And What The New York Law Says
Distracted driving due to cell phone use while behind the wheel is a major cause behind many car accidents in New York. Since 2009, accidents related to texting and cell phone use in New York have risen by a whopping 86% according to comprehensive analyses by TrafficTickets.com based on the DMV data. In 2009 alone, […]
How do Occupant Ejection Car Accidents Occur in New York?
Occupant ejection accidents involve a driver or passenger getting completely or partially propelled from their car during a collision. Injuries resulting from accidents that involve occupant ejection can be extremely severe and even fatal. This is due to the sheer force of being thrown out from the vehicle and making contact with the ground, hard […]
How do Side-Impact Car Accidents Occur And Who is Liable?
Side-impact, broadside or ‘T-bone’ accidents are the result of vehicles crashing head-on into the side of other vehicles, generally at an angle of 90-degrees. This causes the namesake T-shape accident. Side-impact car accidents are the cause of 10,000 deaths in the United States each year. This accounts for one-fourth of the total traffic fatalities in […]
How Do Sideswipe Car Accidents Occur And Who is Liable?
Sideswiping accidents typically occur when a car driver makes a mistake in judging the distance between their car and other cars on the road or suddenly swerves into an adjacent lane. This can cause severe injuries and even result in death of someone. The Insurance Information Institute reported 940 fatal sideswipe accidents in 2016 alone, […]
How to Prove That The At-Fault Driver Was Speeding
Accidents caused by excessive speeding can be of various types. Few of the more common ones are: Speeding: Each year, there are more than 30,000 car accidents that result in fatalities. Excessive speed is the chief cause in at least a third of them. Drivers that disregard established speed limits place everyone around them at […]
How to Prove Your Injuries Occurred Due To a Road Defect and Who is Liable?
Road defects directly or indirectly cause more traffic deaths than other conditions, according to the experts. Problems like speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, and driving under the influence, therefore, all contribute less to the death toll than the fatalities occurring from road defects. Some of the common road defects that can contribute to less than […]
Proving Drunk Driving will Strengthen Your New York Personal Injury Lawsuit
When you are on the road, you want to take the best possible precautions to keep yourself and others safe. But accidents still do happen, and road safety is not always in your own hands. How other people behave on the road also factors into your safety. Some careless drivers on the road may not think twice before putting another in danger. This particularly includes individuals who think drinking and driving is acceptable. A driver operating a car under the influence of alcohol isn’t just dangerous, it is also illegal. Alcohol content in the blood can alter motor skills and cognitive abilities of a person. It is possible that a drunk driver may react more slowly and differently that could result in an accident. This is a clear example of negligence and one that can be avoided. The New York City drunk driving injury attorneys at Rosenberg, Minc, Falkoff & Wolff, LLP are dedicated to helping victims seek the compensation they deserve so as to cover their damages from an accident.