Posted on February 18, 2015 in Car Accidents
Drivers in Kentucky and across the nation continue to risk the loss of life and limb in car accidents, including even drivers who have lost a loved one or been seriously injured in a crash, according to a new report by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The report catalogs widespread reckless driving behavior among…
Posted on February 4, 2015 in Car Accidents
The ongoing push for automakers to build the safest vehicle possible is paying off, according to the results of a recent study by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. Nine models sold during the 2011 model year had zero deaths per million registered vehicles, meaning that no drivers died during the three-year study period. When…
Posted on January 30, 2015 in Car Accidents, Distracted Driving
Distracted driving is a serious problem in Kentucky. According to the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety, there were more than 52,000 collisions in which distraction was a factor in 2013. Those preventable distracted driving accidents caused 9,000 injuries and 163 deaths. Distracted driving was a factor in 43 percent of all accidents and a fourth…
Posted on January 21, 2015 in Car Accidents
The future prospect of roads filled with self-driving cars still seems hard to grasp. No doubt the idea of horseless carriages seemed farfetched to people accustomed to riding horses! A recent article in USA Today said there will be more than 11 million self driving vehicles sold each year within 20 years and more than…
Posted on January 14, 2015 in Car Accidents
For parents, there’s nothing more terrifying than learning that their teenager has been in a car accident. Unfortunately, parents have limited power when it comes to stopping some of the most common behaviors that result in teen fatalities, such as texting, drinking, and not wearing a seat belt. But a new study from the Insurance…