What You Should Know About Delayed Injuries and Car Accidents
If you’ve been involved in a car accident, there are lots of things you need to do immediately afterward. You’ll need to note exactly where and when the accident occurred. You’ll need to get the information of the other driver involved in the crash. You’ll need to take pictures of the scene. And, of course,
- Published in Motor Vehicle Accidents
Why Are There More Car Accidents in the Summer?
When people think about dangerous times to drive, they typically think of things like blizzards, ice storms, and heavy downpours, not a warm, sunny summer day. But in reality, rates of car accidents tend to actually increase during the summer months. According to data from the NHTSA, the numbers of fatalities caused by car crashes
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Construction Site Car Accidents & Injuries: Who’s Responsible?
If there’s one sight Michigan drivers are all too familiar with, it’s the sight of construction barrels. Road construction is never convenient, but it is a necessity. And now that winter is over, it’s time for road construction projects to become a lot more common — if your daily commute isn’t already being impacted by
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The Dangers of Drugged Driving
While marijuana is currently illegal under federal law, Michigan, along with nine other states have legalized the use of recreational marijunana on a statewide level. In addition to the 10 states that have legalized marijuana, several more states allow marijuana to be used for medicinal purposes. Although legal use of marijuana is becoming more common
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Safe Driving Tips for Gravel Roads
For lots of Michigan residents, driving on gravel roads is part of their daily lives. 760 miles of the 2,700+ miles of road overseen by the Road Commission for Oakland County are unpaved roads and many of those roads are unlikely to be converted to paved roads anytime soon. According to the Washtenaw County Road
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Spring Weather Driving Hazards
Winter is officially over and it’s time to start thinking about all the fun things that come along with warmer weather. But just because we’re starting to move away from the cold winter months, that doesn’t necessarily mean there aren’t driving hazards are going away. Every time a season changes, a new set of driving
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Long-Term Effects of Whiplash
Car accidents have the potential to result in a wide range of injuries, ranging from simple contusions to broken bones and brain trauma. Crashes don’t even need to happen at a particularly high rate of speed to cause injuries, either. Whiplash is one very common type of injury associated with car crashes and it’s been
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Avoid These 5 Common Child Car Seat Safety Mistakes
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What You Need to Know About Sideswipe Car Accidents
Car accidents are always upsetting. They happen in an instant and after they’ve happened, people are often so overwhelmed that they don’t know what to do next. But when the accident occurs by being sideswiped by another driver, they can be particularly upsetting because drivers often have no idea they’re about to be hit and
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How to Prevent Whiplash with the Correct Car Headrest Setup
One of the most unfortunate realities of being a driver is the fact that you can be the most cautious driver in the world, but if another driver has a lapse of judgement, you can still become the victim of a car accident and those accidents aren’t always minor fender-benders. Millions of people are injured
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