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The new head of the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that to reduce road fatalities, the entire system must change. “The current approach, which favors automobiles and punishes only drivers for crashes, is clearly not working,” NTSB chief, Jennifer Homendy, said in a recent speech at the Governor’s Highway Safety Association conference…

When most people think of car accidents, they typically think of collisions between one or more vehicles on a road or highway. As mentioned by the injury lawyers in Chicago, there are some factors that can sometimes make low-speed car accidents in parking lots and parking garages even more deadly than crashes on the road….

After a car accident, you could find yourself overwhelmed by damage to your personal property, insurance matters and more. The aftermath of a crash can leave you struggling to pick up the pieces, and you may not be completely aware of how the physical injuries you endured will affect you long-term. There are times when…

The purposes of traffic laws are to protect the interests and well-being of motorists, minimize risk and reduce the chance of an accident. There are times when it is necessary to change or update existing laws in Illinois, such as those allowing left turns. There are some who claim that left turns are dangerous and…

After a serious accident, you may be suffering from serious injuries, and your vehicle could be badly damaged. The crash was not your fault, and you should not have to pay your medical bills and auto repair costs yourself, so you file an insurance claim. In Illinois, you have two choices: filing the claim with…

In an age of traffic cameras, satellite images, and police body cams, are police car chases necessary? It’s an important question because police car chases are dangerous and can lead to injuries and deaths. A 2017 U.S. Justice Department report found that 355 people died annually in police car chases nationwide between 1996 and 2015…

Many things can take a driver’s attention while he or she is on the road. From in-car technology to a hand-held device, such as a phone, drivers face various distractions every time they get behind the wheel. At this point, most people are aware of the dangers of driving while focused on something else, but…

About half of the 189,500 highway vehicle fires in the United States in 2019 were in electric cars, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Officials from The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), who have been investigating the fires in electric cars, point to the lithium-ion battery systems, and say the fires’ duration and intensity,…