New York police departments are heightening their presence and increasing ticket citations at railroad crossings. The clampdown comes in the wake of several train-car crashes that have afflicted the state since February. The most notable tragedy struck on February 3, when a Metro-North train slammed into an SUV sitting on...
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This Sunday, March 8th, at 2am, New Yorkers are set to move their clocks forward 1 hour marking the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. While this means we’ll be able to enjoy an extra hour of sunshine in the afternoons, for many of us it also means losing an hour...
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Many know it’s illegal, most know it’s dangerous, and yet some still do it anyway. The numbers are out and while it’s not shocking, it definitely should be a cause of concern for those of us on the road that 75% of drivers surveyed admit that they text while they...
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A study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development has revealed that, while newly licensed drivers start their time on the road following safe driving practices, they quickly lapse into distracted driving behaviors and eventually engage in such behavior more frequently than...
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With gas prices high and cooler fall temperatures in the air, now is the prime season for cycling. Unfortunately, due to the huge number of bicyclists and motorists trying to share New York’s busy roads, auto v bicycle collisions are becoming more and more common. The most common New York...
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Since the advent of the automobile millions of people across the world have been injured in car crashes. In fact it is estimated that over 25 million people have died all over the world from car crashes since the car was invented in the late 1800s. There are many causes that...
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