5 Reasons Traffic Crashes Increase During the Summer
Throughout the winter, drivers know to be careful when driving in snowy, icy conditions. But once the seasons change and the weather starts to warm up, people often forget that warm, sunny weather doesn’t necessarily lead to safer roads. According to the National Safety Council, fatal car accidents tend to increase throughout spring and summer
- Published in Motor Vehicle Accidents
GPS and Distracted Driving: The Dangers of Over Reliance on Technology
For many drivers, GPS is a routine part of their driving habits, whether they’re just out running errands or taking a road trip. Very rarely do drivers reference paper maps when they need to figure out how to reach a destination. Instead, services like Google Maps, MapQuest, and Waze can instantly suggest a few different
- Published in Motor Vehicle Accidents, Tips
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Impacted Michigan Drivers
In one way or another, everyone has been feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. A lot of people have been working from home rather than from the office, while others have been coping with unemployment. Some have been helping their kids get an education at home or have been simply looking for new ways
- Published in Motor Vehicle Accidents
How to Prevent Distracted Driving
Car crashes can happen for a wide range of reasons, but the sad reality is that many of those crashes were completely preventable. Crashes caused by distracted driving are just one type of extremely preventable car crash. When we talk about distracted driving, it’s important to remember that it can be much more than using
- Published in Motor Vehicle Accidents, Tips
The Importance of Driving Safely During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Regardless of what’s going on in the world, staying safe on the road should always be a top priority for all drivers. After all, there really never is a “good” time for people to be getting into car crashes. People can very easily be seriously injured regardless of when they occur. With that in mind,
- Published in Motor Vehicle Accidents
Parking Lot Safety During COVID-19
Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, one of the key things we’ve been told to do is stay home as much as possible. But while many businesses have been ordered to temporarily close their doors until things calm down, not all businesses are closed for business. Here in Michigan, many businesses that have been deemed essential have
- Published in Motor Vehicle Accidents, Tips
The Truth About Car Accidents Caused by Red-Light Running
One of the first things people learn about driving is what the colored lights on a traffic signal mean. Even children understand that a green light means “go” and a red light means “stop,” but despite how widely understood this is, far too many car crashes every year are caused by drivers running red lights.
- Published in Motor Vehicle Accidents
How to Respond to Lights and Sirens on Emergency Vehicles
Emergency service workers like paramedics, police officers, and firefighters all have very hard jobs to do. But since a large part of their jobs involve spending time on the road and quickly responding to urgent, life-or-death situations, other drivers on the road can make their jobs even riskier. Every year, tens of thousands of car
- Published in Michigan Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents
Who’s Responsible for Car Accidents Involving Animals?
Nobody ever wants to have the experience of hitting an animal with their car, but it’s something that happens to many people every year. It’s a particularly common occurrence here in Michigan, with Farmers Insurance ranking Michigan as the state with the 7th highest number of car accidents involving animals during the fall months. But
- Published in Motor Vehicle Accidents
How to Use Car Lights for Communication and Safety
- Published in Motor Vehicle Accidents, Tips
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