Speeding in most states—including New York and New Jersey—is what’s known as a “strict liability offense.” This means that there is no legal excuse for speeding. A person pulled over for speeding is taking a big risk by trying to justify going over the limit. This doesn’t stop people, however....
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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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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...
Continue readingThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found in a 2009 study that one in five car accidents causing injury involved some element of distracted driving and that 16% of all fatal automobile accidents also involved distracted driving. Statistics show that diverting your eyes from the road for a mere two...
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