Some people are eager to lay the blame on anyone else after a collision. Others feel like everyone involved may have played a minor role or think that fault doesn't matter nearly as much as minimizing the consequences for the people involved. Regardless of someone's...
Motorcycle riders regularly encounter a lot of dangers caused by the drivers around them. One of the most common is a dangerous left-hand turn scenario. A driver traveling ahead of a bike will be turning left across a two-way street. If they do so when there is not...
If someone asks you what the most high-risk occupation is, what would you say? Some people would pick an industry like construction, which tends to have the most fatal accidents every year. Others would pick something like logging, which has one of the highest...
Even if you generally make safe driving decisions, you may get behind the wheel in a situation that diminishes your ability. You may avoid using your phone while driving or getting behind the wheel after you have consumed alcoholic beverages or certain prescription...
Texting and driving is one of the most dangerous things that anyone can do. It leads to accidents every year, and distracted driving as a whole has been recognized as a major cause of accidents. It may not cause as many as something like drunk driving, but it is not...
It would only take a few seconds of distraction or one bad choice while driving to cause a crash that leads to serious injuries, catastrophic property damage or even death. One person could cause untold hardship for other people if they cause a car crash and don't...
Driving distractions can happen at any time. They are always dangerous and they always increase the odds of a crash. Drivers should constantly be focused on the road, refraining from using cellphones, talking to passengers and much more. Distracted driving is one of...
Unless there are witnesses who stop and wait for the police or video cameras near where you crash, it will often be your word against the claims of the other driver when you talk to the police to establish fault for the collision. Police officers will also look...
Riding your bike should be fun, it should be safe and it should be healthy. You may be doing it as a way to get in better shape, you may view it as a recreational exercise or you may even use your bike as the way that you commute to work. Unfortunately, no matter how...
Any job that you do in Illinois comes with some degree of personal risk. If you deliver groceries to others, you can get into a car crash or slip and fall at the grocery store. If you are an office worker, you could develop carpal tunnel syndrome or shock yourself...