Car travel was different fifty years ago. It would not be unusual to see drivers and their passengers smoking with the windows up, driving without seat belts and drinking alcohol before driving. With time, people realized these actions were dangerous. Laws, societal...
Motor Vehicle Accidents
What are the most common winter driving mistakes?
Safely navigating New Hampshire roadways in the winter brings challenges due to the weather. But those risks increase considerably when drivers are distracted or exhibit other risky behavior or fail to maintain their vehicles properly. Car maintenance, which includes...
Watch out for dangerous ice missiles this winter season
The winter can be a dangerous time of year for drivers. One risk that they face is falling ice from overhead branches or bridges, large trucks or other vehicles. Obviously, there are many types of winter injuries involving motor vehicles, falling ice or other...
Mistakes drivers make post-crash that affect their rights
No one plans to get into a car crash, and many people react in unusual ways because of how the body responds to the trauma of a crash. The surge of adrenaline that people commonly experience in the moments immediately before or right after a collision can cloud...
When motorcycles and cars collide, the motorcyclist always loses
If you ever doubted how vulnerable motorcyclists are, consider that seven New Hampshire motorcyclists died last year in a single crash with one pickup truck. While the accident's exact cause is yet to be determined, this devastating incident highlights the danger...
Safer trucks are available yet underused
Take the average vehicle and compare it to one made 30 years ago. You will notice many improved safety features. Each year, vehicle manufacturers battle each other to gain a sales advantage by offering updated safety technology that their competitors do not yet...
Why big trucks jackknife and how to avoid a crash when one does
Big commercial trucks can cause some of the most dramatic and shocking crashes that you may ever witness on the road. A jackknife accident can impact dozens of people and shut down an entire road. Jackknife crashes are unique to commercial trucks and vehicles towing...
2 seriously hurt, 1 killed in single-vehicle collision
When you see flashing lights behind you, you should know to pull over to the side of the road. When police officers, ambulances or other emergency personnel are approaching, it’s your responsibility to stop and wait for them to pass. If an officer is behind you, you...
Safer trucks are available, and they’re worth the cost
If you are injured by a truck, or someone in your family dies in a truck crash, it can be galling to know that it could have been avoided. Yet research shows the technology available could save thousands of lives if truck companies fitted it. A 2017 study by the AAA...
Truck accidents happen because loads move and shift
Truck accidents happen for many well-documented reasons, from speeding to distracted driving to drunk driving. However, one thing that tends to go a bit under the radar, despite the danger, is the fact that some accidents happen when there is a shift in the load that...