Today’s world is busy for most Americans, with multitasking often necessary to accomplish goals in overbooked daily schedules. Unfortunately, the car is not the place to multitask. Instead, a driver must focus on the road ahead and their driving actions. Distractions have been present since driving began but with today’s fast-moving technological advances, cell...
Car accidents are traumatic, especially if you or a loved one suffered serious injuries and face a long recovery or an uncertain future. Even if your injuries are not debilitating or serious, you could still face a large hospital bill, one or more missed paychecks, and property damage to your vehicle. Sadly, the distress...
In Connecticut, the law defines bicyclists as vulnerable road users but also expounds that bicycles are vehicles with the same rights, responsibilities, and restrictions that the law applies to motorists. Like most laws, Connecticut’s bicycle safety laws center around promoting safety for cyclists and others on the roads and sidewalks. Bicycling is a health-conscious...
When a bicyclist has an accident they are vulnerable to severe injuries. Bicycle helmets protect against some types of head injuries, but they cannot always prevent internal trauma to the brain caused by a significant bump, shake, or blow that causes the brain to bump or twist against the bony inside of the skull....
Bicycle accidents sometimes occur when a rider makes a careless mistake or experiences a mechanical malfunction with their bicycle, but serious injuries are far more common when a bicycle accident occurs due to a collision between a vulnerable cyclist and a motor vehicle weighing an average of 4,000 pounds—or a large commercial truck that...
