With a coffee in hand and your favorite tune on the radio, you look forward to completing the day’s agenda. However, another motorist on the road suddenly strikes you from behind, leaving you with injuries. Now, your agenda for the day is looking very different. Among the various types of injury you may suffer in […]
The Autonomous Vehicle Revolution: How Are Insurance Companies Adapting to These Changes?
Children are often reminded never to get into cars with strangers. But for many of us, that is a completely normal activity today. In the next decade, we might even be willing to enter cars without a driver. Shared transport and shared economy networks, such as Uber and Lyft, are leading a revolutionary transition from […]
12 Common Car Accident Scenarios That Could Put Your Life at Risk
As you travel to your destination via Texas roads, you might be mulling over the list of activities you have planned for the day. However, whether this list is long or short, it probably doesn’t include getting involved in a motor vehicle accident in Houston. Unfortunately, an accident can take place at any given moment […]
Motorized Tricycle Accidents in Texas
IMPACTS AND INJURIES In the event of an accident, motorcycle drivers have a significantly higher risk of life-threatening injuries or fatal injuries than drivers and passengers of cars, trucks, and SUVs. Motorcyclists are in a very vulnerable position when an accident occurs because motorcycles are not provided with safety devices such as side and front […]
How Common are Drowsy Driving Accidents? (And How to Prevent Them)
Every year, nearly 30,000 people are killed in motor vehicle accidents. In the state of Texas alone, the cost of vehicle accidents can reach well over $4 million per year. In a survey taken in 2010, 4.2 percent of 147,076 respondents reported falling asleep behind the wheel at least once in the last 30 days. While not all […]
Legal Issues with the Arrival of Self-Driving Cars
Given the arrival of self-driving cars, the United States has begun to establish specialized regulations to control these types of vehicles. If an autonomous car collides with another vehicle or a person, who should be held accountable? This has been one of the most recurrent questions when it comes to introducing the streets to this […]
3 Categories of Distraction that Could Cause Accidents
Distractions affect most people multiple times throughout the day. You may find yourself sitting at your desk contemplating what you will have for lunch or how you will spend your weekend when you should be working on a report. Perhaps you sneak a quick peek (or several) at your phone or social media throughout the […]
Motorcycle Accidents and Personal Injury Claim
Motorcycles present certain hazards that put their occupants at greater risk of damage and injury in any accident. Motorcycles have the same right to be on the road as cars, and if a driver’s negligence causes a motorcycle accident, the guilty driver is liable for the injuries that his actions caused. The biggest risk factors in motorcycling […]
Whiplash is No Laughing Matter
You probably know the old joke that, if someone hits your vehicle from behind, get out, grab your neck and claim you have whiplash. The problem is that whiplash is no laughing matter. Anything that potentially causes serious damage to your neck requires a trip to your doctor or an emergency room. Many instances of […]
Legal Consequences of Distracted Driving
One of the most frequent causes of car accidents is the lack of attention from drivers. Distracted driving is when the driver’s attention deviates from driving for different reasons. The number of reasons drivers are distracted continues to grow and the number of traffic accidents continues to rise as a consequence. A study conducted by the […]