In 2014, more than 136,000 people throughout America died as a result of accidents. This troubling statistic comes from a new report prepared by the National Safety Council (NSC). The report reveals the data on increased deaths and illustrates some of the most common types of accidents that result in fatalities. While there are lots of different accident causes that result in death, the reality is that virtually every accident is a preventable accident. When something goes wrong and injury or death happens, a New York personal injury law firm can represent the victims of the accident or can represent the surviving family members of

Car accident deaths have declined in recent years, not because the roads are safer or because drivers are more careful. Instead, the decline in fatalities has been driven largely by the fact that car safety technology has dramatically improved. Unfortunately, motorcycles and other motorists haven’t benefited from the technologies that make it less likely for people to die in auto accidents — only those in passenger cars benefit. Motorcycle riders and other road users remain at substantial risk of being harmed when and if a collision happens. Unfortunately, the risk for motorcyclists may be particularly grave, as the Governors’ Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reported recently

Two of the most dangerous behaviors that a motorist can do on the road include distracted driving and drowsy driving. Motorists who choose to do either of these things could be considered negligent and victims could pursue a case for compensation with the help of New York City injury attorneys. Unfortunately, recent evidence suggests that drivers may not just be doing one of these high-risk behaviors — they may be doing both. This bad news comes out of Rutgers, and is based on a study of more than 110 undergraduate commuters.  The commuters ranged in age between 18 and 25. They were given a survey to take

CBS News reported recently on the tremendous risks associated with distracted driving amongst teenagers. Unfortunately, as many as 60 percent of all teen driving crashes today happen because of driver distraction. CBS’s article on the issue was prompted by the fact that the University of Iowa and the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety recently conducted a large-scale study of teen drivers over an eight-year period. The goal of the study was to get a better understanding of some of the things which cause young people to lose focus on the road.  The study helps to explain why so many teen collisions happen due to distractions.