Racecar drivers wear helmets. You can argue that it’s because they face high accident risks at high speeds, but the reality is that around 40,000 Americans die every year in non-race-related car accidents. It’s clear that we all face high accident risks, and most of...
Motor Vehicle Accidents
What causes drowsy driving?
Americans are really a very tired lot. While nobody intentionally gets behind the wheel of a car and falls asleep, about 60% of the adult drivers in this country will admit to driving while fatigued. One-third of them will even admit to falling asleep while in motion....
Children in the car are a major distraction
You can get distracted by almost anything while driving. Maybe you need to put a new destination into your GPS. Maybe you need to make a phone call. Maybe you just want to bring up a new song on your playlist. The list goes on and on. One major distraction that often...
Reading a text takes too long when driving
Texting and driving continue to be an issue because many drivers think they can do it safely. They think they can read a text fast enough to look back up at the road in time to avoid an accident. They know that it’s safer to never look away from the road, but they...