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Glossary: “Hazard Vehicle”

Hazard Vehicle: The New York Vehicle and Traffic Law defines a “hazard vehicle” to include: Every vehicle owned and operated or leased by a utility,...

How Many Fatal Car Accidents Occur Each Year? 

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash data, 38,824 people died in fatal car accidents in 2020, the largest number since 2007. The same...

NHTSA Early Estimates Show Record Increase in Fatalities Nationwide 

Nearly 10,000 people died in car crashes in the first quarter of 2022, according to early estimates of car accident fatalities released by the National...

How Do Most Cycling Accidents Happen?

Bicycle-related injuries account for approximately 900 deaths, 23,000 hospital admissions, 580,000 emergency department visits and more than 1.2 million physician visits per year in the...

What to Do if a Defective Car Part Caused Your Car Accident 

A defective part in your vehicle can cause a serious car accident. If such an accident happens, you should know your rights and how to...

Things to Consider After a Motor Vehicle Accident 

There are a lot of things to consider after a New York Car Accident, especially one that causes serious personal injuries. Someone injured in a...

What is Adaptive Cruise Control, and Is It Safe? 

A blind mechanical engineer named Ralph Teetor invented the automotive cruise control in the 1940s. Teetor patented his brainchild in the early 1950s, it started...

Things to Know About Trigger Point Injections After a Car Accident

“Trigger points” have been defined as painful knots in muscles that can be sensitive to touching and other forms of pressure. Some medical providers recommend...

Why Do Cars Have Rear Seat Reminders?

Some cars have chiming rear-seat reminders to alert parents not to leave children or pets in the back seat. Since 1990, 1090 children have died...