Hogan Injury > Articles by: Patrick Hogan

Avoid Motorcycle Accidents with More Planning

By | January 26th, 2017

We are creatures of habit for a reason. Habits get you through daily routines with little mental effort. This is usually a good thing, but not always. Sometimes the habit, such as your commuting route to work, isn’t the best way to do something. People often choose their commuting routes on the basis of shortest distance. However, this often isn’t the safest or even the quickest way to get there. Another tendency of a lot of people is “winging it” when doing something new for the first time such as.

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Avoid a Car Accident by Learning How to See the Road Better

By | January 26th, 2017

Of our five senses, we primarily rely on the sense of sight for our driving. While all drivers have this sense, some “see” the road and traffic situation far better than others. Why do some drivers possess a superior road awareness while others don’t? Because they are using several if not all of these tips: Stay Alert A number of factors go into your alertness when driving. First, you must have an alert mind. This requires getting at least 7 hours of sleep every night. You must not drive under.

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Where Pedestrian Wrongful Deaths Most Commonly Occur

By | January 19th, 2017

Every year, thousands of pedestrians die in accidents with motor vehicles. The factors contributing to these fatalities include the speed of the vehicle, the vehicle type, and the pedestrian’s age. Fatality risk per collision is highest among children and the elderly. Given the prevalence of speeding and the increase of distracted driving from mobile device use, being a pedestrian is becoming increasingly deadly. Areas where these fatalities occur include: Crosswalks. Painted lines and light signals won’t protect the pedestrian from a car running a red light or a distracted driver making.

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Driver Error: A Leading Cause of Truck Accidents

By | January 19th, 2017

Although mechanical failure of big rigs causes trucking accidents, most are caused by driver error. Driver error happens for a number of reasons. It starts with truck carrier companies failing to do comprehensive background checks on new truck driver hires, and failing to give adequate road tests as a condition for employment. This allows drivers with poor driving records to share the road with the general public. Of course, one practice that is impossible to avoid is hiring inexperienced drivers. They fill the gaps created when highly experienced drivers retire. Unfortunately,.

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Multi-vehicle Crashes

By | January 19th, 2017

Periodically we hear of 30 car pile-ups, 50 car pile-ups, and even sometimes crashes involving 100 cars or other vehicles.  What causes these?  How could so many vehicles be involved in these accidents?  Each of these situations can cause a chain reaction multi-vehicle accident. FOG Fog is created when warm and cold air combine causing condensation.  It forms during changes in temperature and is often close to the ground. Fog is blinding.  It is impossible to see anything.  It can come up very suddenly on the road.  Drivers may not.

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Avoid a Car Crash by Correctly Handling Tailgaters

By | January 12th, 2017

Obeying the traffic laws and safe driving isn’t easy when many people on the road don’t share your mindset. You make an effort to allow a safe following distance only to have a tailgater negate this by following you too closely. How do you deal with aggressive tailgaters without becoming aggressive yourself? Here are five suggestions: Don’t Get Drawn into the Aggressive Driving “Game” While getting some revenge may seem tempting, the other driver will simply respond in kind. The result is an unpleasant and dangerous road battle that could.

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The Wheel-Off Accident: Why Wheels Come off Moving Trucks

By | January 12th, 2017

A rogue 200 pound truck wheel bounding toward your windshield is the stuff of nightmares. These highway missiles can roll long distances and bound 15 feet into the air. An especially dangerous scenario is a truck wheel that bounces over a divider separating the opposing traffic lanes of an interstate highway. Another, is a wheel-off occurring in an urban area, which endangers road traffic and pedestrians on sidewalks. The wheel of a semi truck or its trailer can come off when the wheel bearings fail. However, a common reason is incorrect wheel.

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Three Speeding Myths That Cause Car Accidents

By | January 12th, 2017

Despite decades of public service announcements about the dangers of speeding, the problem is alive and well today. A common reason for this is that it’s easy to do and doesn’t feel dangerous. Cars have powerful engines and have very smooth and quiet rides. When sitting on comfortable upholstery and surrounded by music, it’s easy to forget that a wrong movement of the hand on the steering wheel can kill the occupants of the car. People also speed because of attitudes shaped by common myths. Here are three of them: My.

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How Your Trailer Can Come Loose on the Road and Cause a Deadly Crash

By | January 5th, 2017

Automobile design has improved immensely since the first mass-produced cars of the 20th century. You and the public benefit from the countless safety enhancements made in the last century every time you drive your car. However, all of that is circumvented when a trailer is improperly hitched to a car or truck. The safest car in the world can cause a deadly crash if it unleashes a runaway trailer onto the highway. Losing your trailer can also cause you to lose control and get into a car accident. Safely hitching.

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Truck Accident Lawyer Discusses Underride Accidents

By | January 5th, 2017

Underride accidents occur when a car goes partially or fully underneath a truck or trailer in a collision. When the car goes fully under the truck, the risk of death is high. This type of car and truck accident typically happens when the car rear-ends the trailer of the truck or collides into the side of the trailer. Although trucks with trailers are required to have rear underride guards, the guards can fail when they have a weak design, are defective, or are weak from corrosion. Because there is no.

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