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Avoid a Car Accident by Learning How to Spot a Drunk Driver

By Patrick Hogan | January 25th, 2018

Thousands of people die each year in car accidents involving alcohol impairment. Unfortunately, these deaths occur to both the inebriated drivers and their victims. To reduce your risk of becoming a victim yourself, it’s important to learn how to spot drunk drivers and how to respond to them. Although people sometimes make mistakes that might resemble the action of a drunk driver, they usually recover and drive normally. However, the intoxicated driver is unable to recover and continue with their pattern. In addition, you’re more likely to encounter these people.

Three Small Oversights That Can Cause a Crash

By Patrick Hogan | January 18th, 2018

Sometimes, neglecting the small things can have big consequences. Whether the consequence is large or small depends on what’s being neglected. On the one hand, a door ding won’t likely cause a crash. However, forgetting to use a turn signal when changing lanes can easily cause a serious car accident. Here are three other small oversights that may have big consequences: Cleaning the Inside of the Windshield It makes sense that the inside of the windshield gets neglected, given that the outside surface receives a lot of dirt, dust, and.

Coup-Contrecoup: A Car Accident Brain Injury That May Go Undiagnosed

By Patrick Hogan | January 18th, 2018

Traumatic brain injuries can vary in their severity. In the case of mild brain injury, full recovery is possible. On the other hand, severe brain injury can be fatal or cause permanent disabilities, the type of which depend on the affected area of the brain. A head injury is usually obvious because of visible wounds to the head. However, the coup-contrecoup brain injury may occur without any exterior damage to the head or skull. The victim may first feel a headache, but because there’s no evidence of a head injury,.

Failing to Use Turn Signals Is a Major Cause of Auto Crashes

By Patrick Hogan | January 18th, 2018

Many people regard turn signal use as an unimportant part of driving. After all, if you look before changing lanes or turning at intersections, it isn’t needed, right? Looking without signaling isn’t enough because if you’re like other human beings, you sometimes make mistakes such as failing to see a vehicle that could be affected by your turn. This is especially true in crowded and complex traffic situations. Turn signals also increase your predictability to the other vehicles around you. The predictability of other cars allows you to navigate your.

Driver Habits That Cause Car Accidents With Pedestrians

By Patrick Hogan | January 11th, 2018

No one questions the fact that car accidents involving other cars are serious affairs. Although property damage to another car means an increase in one’s insurance premiums, injuries or fatalities can result in more serious consequences such as civil or possibly criminal litigation. In the case of a car accident involving a pedestrian, a serious injury or a fatality is highly probable. Most drivers fail to fully appreciate that they’re only one driving mistake away from being charged with vehicular manslaughter whenever they get behind the wheel. Here are four.

Avoid the “Lemming Syndrome”

By Patrick Hogan | January 11th, 2018

It’s common for drivers to make the error of basing traffic choices on the car before them. Our actions frequently depend on the speed and brake lights we see in front of us, rather than nearby signage. It’s an easy trap to fall into–more so for experienced drivers. Having so little agency on the road can be dangerous. For instance, following the “flow of traffic” is not a valid excuse for a speed violation in most places. Jams and collisions occur when vehicles constantly accelerate just short of colliding with.

Impaired Driving Other Than Alcohol

By Patrick Hogan | January 4th, 2018

Impaired driving impacts all of us. There are more impaired drivers on the road than you might think.Most Americans are prescribed one medication or another by their doctors. Many are prescribed multiple medications. We are also using a growing number of over the counter medications for many self-diagnosed problems. Many of these medications come with the standard warning “use caution when operating machinery”. How many of these medications cause drivers to have difficulty? How many drivers are impaired by medication? What medications can cause impairment if used while driving? Cold.

Why You Should Be More Afraid of a Car Crash Than a Plane Crash

By Patrick Hogan | January 4th, 2018

Many people are more afraid of flying in airplanes than they are of driving cars. First of all, it feels strange for a human being to be flying in the air as opposed to traveling on the ground. And secondly, whenever there is a plane crash, it is highly publicized, making the news everywhere. Plus a plane crash usually kills more people at one go. However, according to USA Today, the odds of dying in a car crash are 1 in 98 for a lifetime while the odds of dying.

How to Recover from the Trauma of a Car Accident

By Patrick Hogan | January 4th, 2018

When you’re in a car accident, you emerge with both, physical and mental trauma. Sometimes, the physical wounds might be very slight but the mental wounds take a long time to heal. People can experience PTSD-type symptoms for months after a car accident. You’ll be doing something innocuous like taking a shower and the car accident will suddenly replay in your head, leaving you feeling shaken. Don’t worry if this happens to you. It’s actually quite normal. When people have a brush with death, they do naturally feel disturbed. Here.

Orthopedic Injuries and Vehicular Accidents

By Patrick Hogan | December 28th, 2017

Being in a vehicular accident is emotional and traumatic. Unfortunately, the experience will most likely leave you with a bodily injury. According to statistics put out by the California Department of Motor Vehicles there are approximately over 250,000 injuries due to vehicular accidents in the state each year. These injuries occur while being in the actual vehicle or being an innocent bystander. Some of the most common of these injuries are orthopedic involving bones, joints, muscles, and soft tissues throughout the entire body. Whether you find yourself with a sprained.

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Avoid a Car Accident by Learning How to Spot a Drunk Driver

Three Small Oversights That Can Cause a Crash

Coup-Contrecoup: A Car Accident Brain Injury That May Go Undiagnosed

Failing to Use Turn Signals Is a Major Cause of Auto Crashes

Driver Habits That Cause Car Accidents With Pedestrians

Avoid the “Lemming Syndrome”

Impaired Driving Other Than Alcohol

Why You Should Be More Afraid of a Car Crash Than a Plane Crash

How to Recover from the Trauma of a Car Accident

Orthopedic Injuries and Vehicular Accidents

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