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Some of the most dangerous driving behaviors associated with car accidents increased dramatically in 2021, according to a recent traffic safety study conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. "The reversal in the frequency of U.S. drivers engaging in risky driving behavior is disturbing," David Yang, executive director of the AAA Foundation, said in...

Indiana car accident lawyers explain how broken glass injuries happen. During a car accident, your vehicle can sustain a lot of damage. For example, the hood can be dented, the doors smashed in, and glass from the vehicle's windows and windshield can shatter, sending dangerous shards of glass toward drivers, passengers, and even bystanders who...

A new study highlights how some teens drive recklessly and cause car accidents. According to a recent study by HealthDay, texting and speeding are the two most common factors contributing to crashes involving teen drivers. "We all want teen drivers to be safe on the road for themselves, their passengers, and the people who share...

Carmel shows the world how roundabouts cut crashes. It's time for traffic officials and safety advocates to "come around" on roundabouts. Roundabouts were introduced to the U.S. in the 1990s. Although they are popular in Europe, the U.S. has not embraced roundabouts. But we should. These traffic configurations greatly reduce speed and reduce fatal and...

September 16, 2022, has been designated “National Concussion Awareness Day.” The annual campaign seeks to raise awareness about concussions, brain injury research, and how to help people with this type of brain injury. Concussions are a common and often unfairly “minimized” type of car accident injury. This is because many concussion injury claims are significant...

There is a myth that rear-end car accidents aren't serious and therefore don't have the potential to cause severe injuries. But even a rear-end collision at low speeds can be hazardous to your health. Sometimes downplayed as "fender benders" or "minor" accidents, rear-end crashes can cause a lot of damage to your body—especially to the...

Pedestrian accidents often result in severe and fatal injuries. Indianapolis city officials recently revised the “Complete Streets” ordinance, which places emphasis on making the city’s streets safer for everyone and which will hopefully reduce the number of pedestrian accidents in Indianapolis, according to a recent Indianapolis Star story. “When we first did this, I feel...

Drivers struck and killed over 7,400 people in 2021 Pedestrians have no protection when they are hit by a car, truck, or SUV. As a result, they can suffer serious injuries in a pedestrian accident. These include broken bones, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and internal bleeding. Many times, those injuries are fatal. Unfortunately,...

Some Central Indiana drivers may find the new design confusing Drivers in Indiana are used to different kinds of intersection designs – roundabouts, diverging diamond interchanges, and the Michigan Left. But a construction project now underway will add something new that is designed in part to help reduce car accidents – a displaced left turn...

Law enforcement plans April crackdown during Distracted Driving Awareness Month Distracted driving is a major cause of preventable serious and fatal car accidents. Even though most people know texting and driving or taking their eyes off the road to manually update a GPS or change music is dangerous, they do it anyway. In a recent...