STANDING UP FOR YOU WITH SKILLED ADVOCACY

According to a new report by the National Safety Council, the U.S. has reached a new, alarming point in the opioid epidemic. For the first time in history, the leading cause of preventable deaths in the country is no longer motor vehicle wrecks. Opioid overdose has overtaken traffic crashes, with Americans having a statistical 1 in

The closer American consumers get to an autonomous automobile market, the more they may want to pay attention to the safety concerns with these vehicles. Americans remain skeptical these cars will be able to meet the safety standards they enjoy in their manual cars. Fifty-two percent of respondents to a 2018 survey said they were

“Of pain you could only wish for one thing: that is should stop,” wrote George Orwell in his famed novel 1984. For people struggling with chronic lower-back issues, however, those wishes are not always granted. For many people, the pain doesn’t stop. How do you know when back pain has become chronic and what are the

A Florida State University psychology professor has been researching how to prevent wrong-way driver crashes for the Florida Department of Transportation. His research indicates that advanced-technology pavement markers and “smarter” signs could help prevent wrong-way driving, especially among drivers who have been drinking. Wrong-way drivers cause only about 3 percent of all traffic crashes, but

High-tech proponents envision a future in which car accidents have been largely eliminated by self-driving cars. But lots of nuts-and-bolts testing is required to determine whether and how that could happen. Have you ever wondered, for example, why self-driving cars are most often tested in places like Phoenix and Southern California? Part of it may be

Motor vehicle wrecks are the No. 1 cause of accidental deaths among American teens, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in every three accidental teen deaths in the U.S. involves a traffic crash. What kinds of interventions are effective at reducing the risky behaviors often seen in teen drivers such as

Every three years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reviews recent crash data and their recommendations for car seats. According to the academy, proper use and installation of car and booster seats can reduce the chances of injury or death by 70 percent or more. Late last month, they revised their recommendations. In this post, we will

Your safety is never guaranteed when you’re behind the wheel. Even if you are being responsible, other drivers may not be. They may be texting, checking Twitter for the latest news or worse, drinking and driving. In 2016, nearly 40,000 people died in vehicle accidents. A quarter of them died in accidents involving alcohol. Autonomous vehicles

Imagine traveling from California to New York without ever having to touch the steering wheel or acceleration pedal. Self-driving vehicles could one day make that possible, but currently, they aren’t safe enough to operate freely on the roads. Advocates of self-driving vehicles argue they have the potential to be safer than human drivers, but we’re

Everyone has heard the news regarding the automation of passenger vehicles, delivery vehicles and even large trucks to make them less prone to driver error. These so-called “driverless” vehicles (somewhat of a misnomer, since a driver can still operate the vehicle when it isn’t in automated mode) are being piloted in cities across the country