If you were recently involved in a crash, you likely didn’t just suffer painful injuries—you also sustained serious damage to your vehicle. Whether the damage is mostly cosmetic or it affected your vehicle’s reliability and functionality, it’s important to get it fixed right away, especially if the crash wasn’t your fault. You rely on your […]

According to the CDC, teen drivers are “more likely than older drivers to underestimate or not be able to recognize dangerous situations.” They’re also “more likely than adults to make critical decision errors that lead to serious crashes.” That means that when you’re driving near a teen driver, your chances of being involved in a […]

Whether you want to pull a jet ski, a boat, a small trailer, or even a camper, doing so requires the ability to tow. Most vehicles are capable of towing—including many small sedans. However, not all vehicles are created equal when it comes to towing capacity. Some vehicles can only tow a little over 1,000 […]

From the time your child is an infant, you do everything in your power to keep them safe in your vehicle. You buy a rear-facing car seat when they’re a newborn, you upgrade to a forward-facing seat when they outgrow the previous one, and you make sure they use a booster seat throughout their early […]

When most people picture a car accident, they think of two vehicles colliding—and usually due to one of the drivers being reckless or breaking the law. When that happens, the injured driver can file a lawsuit against the at-fault driver for their crash-related expenses. But did you know that single-vehicle crashes account for a large […]

Before anyone can get compensation after an auto accident, liability must be established. In most auto accidents, liability falls on drivers who violated traffic laws in the moments leading up to impact—whether it was by speeding, driving while distracted, following too closely, or failing to yield, to name a few common ways. But sometimes, liability […]

It’s easy to take traffic lights and stop signs for granted or even view them as annoyances. If you’ve ever felt like you’ve caught every red light when you’re running late, you aren’t alone! Although they tack on a few extra minutes to our commutes, traffic lights and stop signs are essential for maintaining safety […]

When you’re in a car accident, even when there are no injuries, you are probably going to be left with big bills. That’s because even a simple low-speed fender bender can result in thousands of dollars in vehicle repair costs. When you can’t afford an unexpected repair bill, or the added cost of finding alternative […]

June 27, 2020, is PTSD Awareness Day. PTSD is the common abbreviation for post-traumatic stress disorder – what used to be called shell shock. When many people think of PTSD, they think of the mental and emotional burdens that military veterans experience after combat, and indeed, the condition was originally identified in soldiers during World […]

“If you rear-end someone, it’s always your fault.” Just about everyone has heard that statement at some point in their lives. With so many people repeating this advice, surely it must be true. Thankfully, our legal system is more nuanced than simply assigning blame to the trailing driver in rear-end collisions without investigating the circumstances […]