March 2011

Despite huge advances in technology over the last few decades, trucks remain the most prevalent way to transport goods and supplies in the United States. Estimates are that there are over half a million trucking companies in the United States with over 3.5 million trucks. Truckers log over 400 billion miles each year. It’s virtually impossible to spend more than…

Any vehicle collision has the potential to cause injuries, but accidents where a motorcycle is involved have a significantly higher chance of causing injuries. Despite efforts by both private and public agencies to raise awareness about the presence of motorcycles, motorcycle are still disproportionately involved in accidents. Driver’s of vehicles that have been involved in accidents with motorcycles consistently claim…

The slogan “Be Aware, Motorcycles Are Everywhere” was well intentioned but does not seem to have accomplished its goal. Motorcycles consistently, year after year, are involved in a disproportionate number of collisions. Nationwide motorcycles represent less than five percent of the registered vehicles on the road yet they are involved in closer to ten percent of the collisions each year.…

With all of the discussion of late regarding the use of cellular telephones and text messaging while driving, many people have started to forget that distracted driving is not limited to cell phone usage. Distracted driving can be the result of a myriad of other distractions and is one of the leading causes of collisions in the United States each…