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We all hope that we or our loved ones never have to experience the trauma of a car accident—especially one with painful or debilitating injuries. Sadly, statistics show that car accidents are an unfortunate fact of life, with 1,664,598 crashes with injuries in 2022, the most recent fully analyzed data year. Car accidents are the…

Tailgating—a term often used to describe drivers who follow too closely—is one of the leading causes of auto accidents in the U.S. More than one-third of all car crashes are the result of tailgating, with 75% of them occurring on highways and tollways. Learning how to avoid tailgating and maneuver safely is a defensive driving…

Left-turning vehicles are a significant concern on Illinois roads because they contribute to a great number of traffic collisions. These accidents typically occur when a driver making a left turn is struck by an oncoming vehicle. Several factors contribute to making these turns so dangerous. Understanding them can help decrease the risks. A primary factor…

Combine the prom, graduation ceremonies, and summer school vacations, and you have the perfect storm for teenage car accidents. Sadly, young drivers lead the pack in fatal accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) refers to this grim season between June and September as the “100 deadliest days” for teen traffic accidents. While Wyoming…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that an airbags manufacturer, ARC Automotive of Knoxville, Tennessee, recall 67 million inflators that could explode and expel shrapnel, potentially injuring or killing drivers. But ARC is refusing to do so, essentially putting millions of drivers at risk who could otherwise get their airbags repaired or replaced….

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has proclaimed May as Motorcycle Awareness Month, joining the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police, and motorcycle safety advocates to remind all users of the road to “Start Seeing Motorcycles.” The “Start Seeing Motorcycles” campaign coincides with the time of year when more motorcyclists are on the roads. With thousands…

No one who steps into an Uber vehicle ever anticipates having an accident and ending up in a hospital rather than at their destination, yet total traffic accident numbers in the U.S. have increased by 3% since the rise of the rideshare empire. Uber vehicles often cruise the roadways while waiting for a passenger to…

Timed to the kick-off of its annual “U Drive, U Text, U Pay” campaign each April, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a new analysis of the 2021 fatal crash data emphasizing the risks of distracted and other forms of risky driving. Fatalities in distraction-affected crashes increased by 12% from 3,154 in 2020…