Some kinds of crashes can involve almost any vehicle. A bicycle could rear-end a car just as easily as an SUV could. However, certain kinds of crashes only occur with specific types of vehicles. Underride collisions, which are among the worst crashes that can occur,...
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How do tire blowouts occur?
For many people across Indiana, driving is a routine activity. People drive to get to work and collect the kids from school. Professional driving is also a common form of vocation for many people. After a number of years, driving becomes almost automatic. However, the...
Pedal error: What it is and how to prevent it
You’re behind the wheel. You step on the brake exactly as you have done countless times in the past. All of a sudden, your vehicle bolts forward instead of stopping as you expected. What in the world happened? It was probably a pedal error, which is what occurs when a...
Spinal cord injuries often cost more than insurance will cover
Someone involved in a serious motor vehicle collision could suffer a spinal cord injury. Even incomplete injuries that don't sever the spinal cord will require more than $300,000 worth of medical care in the first year after a crash. Spinal cord injuries also create...
Avoid these common causes of rear-end collisions
Whenever you’re behind the wheel, one of the risks you face is the possibility of a rear-end collision. Rear-end collisions happen for many reasons, but some of the most prominent include not paying attention, driving while impaired and falling asleep behind the...
Spinal injuries in a car wreck can be devastating
Injuries to the spinal cord are among the most serious injuries you can suffer following a car accident. Life may never be the same again, especially if the spinal injuries are extensive. You may experience loss of some body functions such as limited mobility and some...
Passing another motor vehicle isn’t always easy
There are lots of maneuvers that can be dicey when you are behind the wheel in Indiana or someplace else. One of them is passing another motor vehicle. You are increasing your speed, momentarily entering the opposite lane of what is probably a two-lane road, zooming...
Indiana’s drunk driving trends undermine national progress
For roughly four decades, the federal government has studied drunk driving crashes. They've looked at everything from the sex and age of the driver involved to the location where the crash occurred. They used the data gathered about impaired driving to help guide...
Suing for wrongful death caused by medical malpractice
Medical malpractice is among the leading causes of death across the United States, with thousands of fatalities reported annually. If you have lost a family member due to medical malpractice, you can sue the doctor or health care provider responsible. State laws are...
What is a traumatic brain injury and what are the aftereffects?
There are all types of serious injuries that drivers and passengers can sustain in a motor vehicle collision. You can break bones, get whiplash, require amputation of a limb, hurt your spinal cord or have severe internal injuries. People often suffer from lingering...