If you are involved in a car accident, it can be a confusing and overwhelming situation. Even if it’s just a minor fender bender, you may wonder what to do next. The minutes and hours after a car accident are important. If you make mistakes, it may compromise your...
Personal Injury
Key evidence you need to collect following a car accident
Make no mistake, finding your bearing following a car accident can be a daunting task. Between finding out if you and your passengers are fine to calling 911 to processing the fact that you have just been involved in an accident, it is easy to find yourself confused....
The Importance of UIM Coverage in Virginia
It’s an all-too common scenario in Virginia. An innocent driver or pedestrian is involved in a motor vehicle accident, perhaps on Interstate 81 or on the streets of Roanoke, Virginia. Consequently, they suffer serious medical injuries, resulting in very high medical...
Can you really trust safety tech to help you avoid car accidents?
Compared to the automobile, which has been around for more than a century, vehicle safety technology is relatively new. Creators and manufacturers put their technology through stringent tests before it is available on consumer vehicles, but that may not prevent a...
Never drive too quickly in the fog
The spring can bring on a lot of foggy, messy weather, and it's important for people to know how to drive properly in these types of conditions. This is especially true if you have to commute to work and you experience this on a daily basis. Perhaps the most important...
Defensive driving may decrease your odds of an accident
You know that you can significantly decrease the odds of causing a crash by staying safe. You can stay off of your phone while you drive, for instance, and you can stay out of the car if you've ever been drinking. You can follow the speed limits and just generally try...
Who would have thought? Bugs are a major driving distraction
When you’re driving, distractions are everywhere. For safety’s sake, you know that you need to turn off your phone, put down your coffee, ask your passengers to be quiet and focus on the road. But, do you know what to do if there’s a bug in the car? Spiders, bees,...
Who is at fault if a car malfunction leads to a wreck?
If someone else rear-ends your car, odds are that it is their fault. They needed to stop and they failed to do so. Even if you had to stop abruptly, that's still on them. But what if they get out of their car and they say that the brakes malfunctioned? They claim they...
Do other people know that they’re bad drivers?
Every day on your commute, you're stunned by how poorly it seems everyone else is able to drive. You see people texting, drifting out of their lane, not stopping in time, tailgating, driving recklessly or aggressively, and much more. There are just a plethora of...
Brain injuries can show up weeks after a crash
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries. What some people don’t realize is that the symptoms of this type of injury might not be present at the scene of the wreck. Sometimes, the victim won’t realize that there’s anything amiss until...