Facilities like the sidewalk, crosswalks and traffic signs are meant to keep all road users, including pedestrians, safe. Unfortunately, pedestrian accidents are quite common. In fact, auto-pedestrian accidents claim over 300 lives in Nevada each year. But exactly how...
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Fatal accident rates increase at night
You may have heard that roughly half of all fatal accidents occur during the day and half occur at night. This is true, with some reports stating that 49% of fatalities happen at night and 51% happen during the day. It may not be perfect, but this is a fairly even...
Renting a car after your crash? Should you try an electronic vehicle?
If your car was totaled in a crash or is going to be in the shop being repaired for some time, you may be looking at rental cars once you’re physically and mentally able to get behind the wheel again. You may be considering an electric vehicle (EV). These are becoming...
Car accident fatality rates may be falling again
With all of the economic shutdowns in 2020 and with people putting their vacation plans on hold or not traveling to work, it was a surprise when the fatality rates on the road went up. Most people had assumed that there would be fewer fatalities since there were fewer...
Safe driving tips for night hours
It's long been known that driving at night is more dangerous than driving during the day. It leads to more fatal car accidents, despite lower traffic levels, and it is something that new drivers especially struggle with. This is why driving instructors put special...
Important safety features to look for on a vehicle
New safety features come out regularly for vehicles. Things that weren’t even thought of years ago are now standard on many vehicles. Because of these improvements, many older vehicles can’t compare to the newer ones from a safety standpoint. Anyone who’s considering...
Can Nevada solve the problem of wrong-way drivers?
Easily one of the worst – and too often deadly – types of car crashes is one caused by a wrong-way driver. Here in the Las Vegas valley, wrong-way crashes have been a serious problem for the past five years. State officials are concerned with the number of wrong-way...
Does your car seat need to be replaced after a crash?
Parents want their children to remain as safe as possible. One of the best ways to do this in a vehicle is to have the child in a proper restraint. For younger children, this means having them in a booster seat or car seat, depending on their height and weight. One...
How do you handle a wrong-way driver?
Movies sometimes play wrong-way drivers for laughs, but there’s nothing funny about the very real tragedies they cause. Just recently, a woman traveling the wrong way on I-15 in Nevada slammed straight into a pickup truck, killing herself and three other people....
Car crash spinal cord injuries mean a lifetime of treatment costs
Severe and catastrophic motor vehicle accident injuries impact the lives of victims in many ways. Spinal cord injuries, for example, come with lasting physical consequences such as full or partial paralysis. They also affect your financial situation, especially if you...