Car Accidents

A quiet Minnesota side street, a sudden rear‑end jolt, and your neck snaps forward like a whip. The collision seems minor, yet tingling climbs your shoulders before the ambulance even arrives. That fleeting moment launches a complicated medical and legal journey. Whiplash occurs when a car accident or a truck accident forces the cervical spine…

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens according to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). A study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, teens have a “It can’t happen to me” attitude. They believe that they are better than their parents at multi-tasking while driving; that if…

According to a Carnegie Mellon University study, the fatality rate for drivers 85 and over is four times higher than it is for teenagers, who are usually pegged as our most reckless drivers. In most of those cases in this motor vehicle accident study, the elderly driver told police that he or she confused the…

Road Rage is defined in Webster’s dictionary as: a motorist’s uncontrolled anger that is usually provoked by another motorist’s irritating act and is expressed in aggressive or violent behavior. Here are 6 ways to avoid the sometimes deadly consequences of road rage. 1. Don’t Make Eye Contact Studies show that many road rage incidents occur when…

Summer is the time of the year that most people and families look forward to, and why not? Everybody plans a vacation and there is just so much to do and so much fun to be had. Unfortunately, in the midst of all the excitement, the concern for safety on the road often takes a…

Over six million car accidents occur each year in the United States. Fortunately, most of them involve only property damage – damage to the vehicle as opposed to the occupants. But one in three accidents involve personal injury to the driver or passengers and out of that number, two out of every ten accidents lead…

April is nationally recognized as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. This past week, the Minnesota State Patrol announced that they will be focusing on preventing distracted driving in April, which will include extra enforcement to reduce distracted driving. Distracted driving is a leading crash factor, and the Minnesota State Patrol is urging motorists to pay attention…

What is defensive driving? It is a set of driving skills that allows you to defend yourself against possible collisions caused by bad drivers, drunk drivers, and poor weather. If you look ahead and keep your eyes moving, you will spot potential hazards more easily. Once you have identified a potential hazard and decided what…

If you think that most motor vehicle accidents are attributed to rush hour congestion in the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul, think again! Rural country roads are far more dangerous accounting for nearly 70% of all on-road fatalities in Minnesota each year according the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. In fact, a comparison of…

After the first snow fall of the year, it always takes Minnesotans a bit of time to brush off (literally) and remember those familiar winter driving skills long forgotten in the glimmer of the summer sun. Here is a winter driving basics refresher in case you need one! First thing is first. Make you sure…