Category: Auto Accidents

Due to a seasonal increase in the rate of ATV accidents, injuries, and even deaths, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging all ATV owners to exercise good judgement and safe riding.

CPSC Urges Safe ATV Usage

Due to a seasonal increase in the rate of ATV accidents, injuries, and even deaths, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging all ATV owners to exercise good judgement and safe riding. Some of the statistics provided by the CPSC are incredibly sobering....

Restricting Teen Driving Could Reduce Traffic Fatalities

A new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has concluded that fatal auto accidents involving teenaged drivers could be significantly reduced if more restrictions were placed on licenses. Some of these restrictions include postponing licensing...

Teenager Sent to Prison for Texting While Driving

In what could be considered a warning to everyone who texts while driving, an 18 year old from Massachusetts was sentenced to two years behind bars, the maximum sentence, after being found guilty of motor vehicle homicide by texting. The teenager was the first in...

Underinflated Tires Huge Factor in Crashes

A new governmental study states that nearly 5% of auto accidents could be linked to under-inflated tires. The report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was based on data collected from car accidents over a three-year period. The new study...

US Traffic Fatalities Continue Dramatic Drop

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released estimates on traffic fatalities from 2011. In a decline of 1.7% from 2010, an estimated 32,310 people died in traffic accidents last year. This is the seventh straight year of declining traffic...

Not Using Turn Signal is Dangerous

A new study from the Society of Automotive Engineers has concluded that failure of drivers to use turn signals could be responsible for as many as 2 million accidents every year. And surprisingly, this is more than twice the number of auto accidents attributed to...