Health, Safety & Personal Injury Law Blog
March 20, 2018 • auto accident tips,automobile safety,Big Truck & Bus Safety
Tire Blowouts Linked to West Virginia Auto and Trucking Crashes
Tire blowouts on commercial trucks and automobiles cause serious injury and death each year on West Virginia roads. In fact, tire blowouts and flat tires cause more than 78,000 accidents, 10,000 serious injuries, and over 410 deaths a year, according to a NHTSA report. The hilly and often poorly maintained roads of West Virginia cause…
read moreMarch 21, 2017 • auto accident tips,automobile safety
Best Ways to Avoid Rear-End Crashes in West Virginia
How to Avoid Rear End Car and Trucking Accidents Rear-end crashes are the number one cause of all automobile collisions inWest Virginia. 30% of all crashes are rear-end collisions and many result in a substantial number of injuries and deaths each year. The most common type of rear-end crashes involve a stopped or slow moving…
read moreJanuary 3, 2017 • auto accident tips,automobile safety
Distracted Driving Facts for West Virginia
Distracted Driving is a Dangerous Epidemic — Killing over 3,000 People Each Year Distracted driving is driving while engaging in any activity that could divert your attention away from the primary task of driving. All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety. In 2014 alone, 3,179 were killed in US distracted driving crashes. Common distractions include: Texting…
read moreDecember 8, 2016 • auto accident tips,automobile safety
Miss 1-2 Hours of Sleep, Double Car Crash Risk — Here’s How to Avoid
Sleeping for less than 5 hours is like driving drunk, According to Study Driving drowsy contributes to over 20% of all fatal automobile crashes in West Virginia and the U.S. each year. A new AAA study also found that missing just 1-2 hours of sleep can double your risk of being injured in a wreck.…
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