Motor Vehicle Accidents

Most people recognize that they should not speed when driving. However, many think of the possibility of a traffic ticket as the largest potential risk of doing so. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one-third of fatal motor vehicle...

If you are in a car accident, you may expect to break bones, suffer whiplash or sustain internal injuries. You may not realize, though, that your ability to breathe also may be at risk. This is especially true if you are an asthma sufferer. Asthma is a chronic medical...

New York City is teeming with passenger cars, taxis, trucks, motorcycles and buses plus cyclists and pedestrians. Accidents are bound to happen. If you drive in this environment, you need to be alert at all times. Here are five of the leading causes of vehicle crashes...

Cyclists understand that sharing the road with other cars poses a major danger to them. At the same time, however, many motorists do not share this same understanding. It is important to know just how a car can put a cyclist at risk. This allows you to reduce the...

If you asked people you know whether they think they are good drivers, a vast majority of them would say, “Yes!” However, you have probably observed others whose driving actually scared you. Unfortunately, you cannot avoid every car accident, but you can prevent some....

Pedestrian deaths occur more often in New York during the warmer months when more people are out and about on foot than they are during colder temperatures. Many American motorists have also begun demonstrating a clear preference for SUVs, as opposed to smaller,...

Car crashes are now the top cause of death among teenagers. While teenage drivers cause many of the fatal and nonfatal crashes that take place across New York and the nation, drivers and passengers traveling in cars not driven by the teenager often wind up injured or...

When you feel the wind in your hair and the sun on your skin while riding, you can easily see the benefits of having a motorcycle. However, there are some distinct handling differences between motorcycles and cars. One of the biggest is the size and visibility of a...

Any vehicle can roll over although some are more susceptible than others to such an accident. Your SUV, for example. Many rollovers occur because the vehicle “trips.” What does this mean, and where does responsibility lie? About tripped rollovers According to data...

A good deal of chaos surrounds a vehicle crash, even if it is only a minor accident. If you are the injured victim of a crash, you want justice. What steps can you take after the accident to help your own cause? Take charge Check yourself for injuries, then see to the...