Car Accidents

With years of experience behind the wheel, seniors should be lower-risk drivers. Generally, they wear seat belts, avoid driving at night or in poor weather, don’t drink and drive, and operate the car within the speed limits. Still, according to AAA, older Americans...

Despite the best efforts of safety-conscious motorists in Uniontown, motor vehicle accidents still occur with alarming frequency. Sometimes, the only harm a victim suffers is property damage. Other times, these victims are left coping with serious or severe injuries...

Teen drivers generally make their parents a bit nervous. That first time that the teen backs out of the driveway in their family car, the parents can’t believe that it’s happening. They worry about accident risks and have to force themselves to let their teen go --...

Emergency situations on the road are difficult because accidents occur in a place where several drivers are crossing. If there are more negligent drivers close to your accident site, the situation can worsen. The state created the Steer Clear Law in 2006 to minimize...

You’re riding your bike down the road, listening to your favorite jams. As you enter an intersection, a car riding through the crossroad slams on the brakes and honks their horn at you. However, your music prevents you from hearing their warning, and you crash....

Everyone knows you shouldn’t get behind the wheel after drinking. And we’ve discussed in previous posts the growing safety issue of texting while driving. However, a third type of driving behavior—which is less commonly discussed, but which pose real...

We’ve reported in previous posts on the dangers of distracted driving. The most common—and most rapidly worsening—form of this infraction is distraction associated with cell phone use. In this era of almost unlimited connectivity, we seem to have an...

When you think of dangerous driving behaviors, the obvious ones that may jump to mind are driving while intoxicated or driving while distracted. There has been a nation-wide push to reduce distracted driving in recent years, and many states have implemented laws...

You’re biking down the road, minding your own business. Suddenly, the van next to you swerves into your lane, knocking you off your bike. You slam your shoulder hard into the concrete barricade. To make matters worse, you look up to see the driver speeding away....

It may be April, but here in Pennsylvania, the snow is not yet behind us. With another snow storm hitting just this week, we’ve seen a parallel spike in car crashes. Bearing this in mind, we decided it’s a good time review some basic guidelines for safe...