A car accident could result in broken bones, a concussion or internal injuries. Furthermore, you could experience mental distress after being involved in a wreck. Let's take a look at how a New Jersey medical professional may choose to treat these and other injuries...
Car Accidents
The particular safety equipment matters on a vehicle
While almost all vehicles on the highway today are equipped with enhanced safety equipment, this is not true for all cars and trucks. Older vehicles tend to have only standard equipment such as traditional headlights and tail lights. Among these lights, tail lights...
100 deadliest days highlight need for safer driving among teens
New Jersey residents may already be aware that teenagers do not make the safest drivers, but what they may not know is that there's a particular period each year when teen driving crashes lead to more fatalities than at any other time. Called the "100 deadliest days,"...
Drowsy driving remains common despite the risks
Accidents involving fatigued drivers killed about 5,000 road users in New Jersey and around the country in 2015 according to the Governors Highway Safety Association. Efforts designed to reduce this death toll have mainly focused on warning the public about the...
Pedestrian deaths spiked 60% from 2009 to 2019, GHSA estimates
Residents of New Jersey who like to take a walk should be aware that pedestrians are being killed in crashes at an unprecedented rate. The Governors Highway Safety Association has analyzed the traffic crash data for the first half of 2019 (statistics for the second...
The safety benefits of self-driving cars may be exaggerated
New Jersey residents who stay abreast of developments in the technology sector may know that several car manufacturers have vowed to introduce a fully autonomous vehicle within the next five years. Proponents of the technology claim that self-driving cars will...
Pedestrian deaths in 2019 reach highest number in 30 years
Anyone can be hurt as a pedestrian here in New Jersey because there is no shortage of drivers who are negligent and break the traffic laws. If you were injured in an accident and were not to blame, you may file a claim against the responsible driver. As someone who...
Highway work zone crashes more likely among the distracted
In New Jersey and across the U.S., distracted driving is leading to more and more auto accidents. The risk for a distracted driving crash becomes especially great in highway work zones. A study conducted by University of Missouri researchers found that drivers who are...
Teens more distracted when a peer is in the car
Perhaps you were injured at the hands of a teen driver, or it was your teen who was involved in a crash. If the injuries were serious, then you may be able to file a personal injury claim here in New Jersey. A lot depends, of course, on who was at fault and to what...
Driver-assist tech must be prevented from causing distraction
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has made some recommendations for improving driver-assist systems, so New Jersey residents with a semi-autonomous car may want to take note of them. It turns out that these systems are causing drivers to become too relaxed...
