Texting and driving are part of the larger issue of distracted driving, which caused 3,166 traffic deaths in 2017, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Distracted driving injures more than 1,000 Americans every day, according to the U.S….
Failure to Yield
Drivers who don’t yield to other vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists when the law requires it have committed a traffic offense called failure to yield. West Virginia drivers are required to follow traffic laws. If they don’t, they can be held…
How Much Should I Ask for Pain and Suffering After a Car Accident?
For those who have ever filed a personal injury claim, the uncertainty of how your pain and suffering damages are calculated can be overwhelming. Anxiety over whether an award will be sufficiently compensated for the emotional, mental and psychological trauma…
Neck and Lower Back Pain After a Car Accident
It’s not uncommon for a car accident to result in symptoms of neck and lower back pain. Why? Because the impact of a collision can cause both drivers and passengers to move abruptly forward and backward, which can injure the…
3D Painted Crosswalks
An innovative approach to making pedestrians safer has arrived in some places in the United States: the 3D (three-dimensional) crosswalk. 3D crosswalks are painted with 3D paint, so that the usual crosswalk lines look like 3D objects to drivers. From…