KEEPING SAFE ON THE ROADS THIS SUMMER
| 06/23/2021Summer road trips can be the best of times — and the worst of times. Too much sun, too much traffic, and too little planning can transform a relaxing summer outing into a stressful ordeal, marred by vehicle breakdowns or worse. Fortunately, it’s possible to prepare for and prevent some of the more common trip glitches.
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THE SAFEST CARS TO DRIVE RIGHT NOW
| 06/08/2021If safety is your top priority in shopping for a new car, here’s the good news: rapid advances in sensor technology and crash protection have resulted in more new vehicles being highly rated for safety than ever before. There are so many new safety features to choose from, in fact, that it may be difficult to sort through them all.
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Lawsuits Mount Over Snapchat Speed Filter
| 5/19/2021The Snapchat speed filter allows a user to overlay speedometer readings on top of videos or photos — in effect, providing a “look how fast I’m going” selfie the user can share with followers. Snapchat maintains that the app is not intended for use while driving and comes with a “do not snap and drive” warning message. The company also maintains that it’s protected from civil suits over misuse of the app under the Communications Decency Act, which protects social media companies from liability as publishers of information on their platforms.
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Getting Serious About Medical Treatment After a Car Accident
| 5/12/2021Surveys by insurance companies indicate that three out of every four drivers on the road have been in an accident at least once in their driving careers. The average driver files an insurance claim for a collision approximately once every 18 years. In other words, drivers will have experienced at least one car crash by the time they are 34, and three or four accidents over their lifetime.
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Colorado's Busiest - and Most Dangerous - Bridges
| 4/28/2021In Washington, the Biden administration is pushing a $2 trillion plan to rebuild infrastructure and restructure the economy. In Colorado, officials plan to devote a hefty budget surplus to a post-COVID “recovery plan” that includes $170 million in shovel-ready road projects, including improvements to the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels and long-delayed repairs of crumbling bridges.
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Buckle Up! Facts and Myths About Seat Belts
| 4/21/2021It’s the most low-tech, taken-for-granted piece of safety equipment in your car. But buckling your seat belt remains the single smartest, life-saving decision you can make every time you get on the road. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 90 percent of U.S. motorists routinely buckle up, and seat belt use in passenger vehicles saved an estimated 14,955 lives in 2017.
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Snowboarding Injuries
| 4/09/2021If you’re wondering about common snowboarding injuries and what to do if you’re hurt, you’ve come to the right place. Snow-sports like skiing and snowboarding are fun, exciting ways to get exercise. Unfortunately, they also come with their fair share of inherent risks. Since Colorado is home to so many prime skiing and snowboarding spots, we see a lot of snowboarding injuries. Like any other sport, awareness and preparation are essential.
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How To Protect Yourself From Uninsured Drivers
| 3/31/2021Getting hurt in a serious car accident because of another driver’s carelessness is bad enough. But when the at-fault driver is uninsured, or doesn’t have enough insurance coverage to pay for your medical treatment and other damages from the crash, you can find yourself in a financial bind as well. That irresponsible driver has just heaped financial injury on top of physical injury.
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Why Traffic Deaths Increased During Last Year's Shutdown
| 3/24/2021The outbreak of COVID-19 early last year led to a dramatic reduction in the number of cars on the road — but it also resulted in more traffic accidents and deaths. In fact, 2020 is shaping up as the worst single-year increase in motor vehicle deaths in the U.S. in close to a century, an unexpected outcome that experts are struggling to understand.
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Quick, Easy, and Unfair: How Rushing to Settle Your Case Can Cost You
| 3/17/2021A car accident can be a deeply traumatic experience. Many people are understandably eager to put the whole episode behind them as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, in their haste to resolve the matter and move on, they can end up accepting the insurance company’s initial offer of settlement — typically a lowball offer that is less than the actual losses from the accident.
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Don't Pass That Plow: Colorado Winter Driving Rules
| 3/10/2021The calendar may say we’re on the doorstep of spring, but winter driving conditions remain a fact of life in Colorado’s high country for many weeks to come. In recent years the state has made some significant changes in laws related to winter driving, changes designed to make a trip to the mountains (or even across town) safer for everyone.
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How Hiring a Personal Injury Attorney Can Boost Your Settlement
| 3/3/2021People often feel overwhelmed in the aftermath of a serious car accident. There’s so much to worry about — dealing with injuries, car repairs, police reports, the insurance company — and basic questions about what steps to take next. How am I going to pay for this? Do I need a lawyer? Will I have to go to court?
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Driver Fatigue and Truck Crashes: Some Eye-Opening Facts
| 2/24/2021Drunk driving remains the single greatest cause of fatal crashes on America’s road, accounting for nearly a third of all traffic deaths. But drivers who haven’t had enough sleep can be just as dangerous as intoxicated ones — particularly if the sleep-deprived driver happens to be behind the wheel of an 80,000-pound commercial truck.
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Questions You Should Always Ask About a New Prescription
| 1/27/2021It’s difficult to conceive of any industry as far-reaching, with products so much in demand, as the worldwide trade in pharmaceutical drugs. Global spending on pharma reached $1.25 trillion in 2019, with American consumers accounting for 40 percent of that total. The global market is expected to continue to expand and top $1.59 trillion by 2024.
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Defusing Road Rage: Tips for Avoiding Aggressive Drivers
| 1/20/2021One of the challenges of going back on the road after a global pandemic is that traffic conditions are likely to be unpredictable and changing rapidly. During the shutdown, the light volume of cars prompted some drivers to pay even less attention than usual to posted speed limits, risking high-speed crashes. Now that congestion is increasing again, we can expect to see more impatience, frustration, and aggressive driving out there.
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Why Uninsured Motorist Coverage Is a Smart Investment
| 1/13/2021Car insurance rates seem to go up a lot more often than they go down — even if you’re a driver with a spotless record. People looking for ways to save money might consider reducing their coverage as one solution. But when it comes to insurance, it’s possible to be penny-wise and big-bucks-foolish.
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What Car Buyers Need to Know About Gap Insurance
| 1/07/2021The process of shopping for a new car is full of challenges — and, more often than not, a few unpleasant surprises. You may think you’ve settled on a make, model, color, and price, only to find out about a range of costs, fees, and financial issues that have to be addressed before you can seal the deal.
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Give Wisely: How to Avoid Fake Charity Scams
| 12/29/2020For many people, the holiday season is not just a time for presenting gifts to loved ones; it’s the time of year they’re most likely to be making generous donations to charities to help others in need. According to one nonprofit clearinghouse, twenty percent of all charitable giving occurs in the month of December alone.
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Pickups and SUVs: Why Bigger Isn't Always Better
| 12/22/2020Faced with a wide choice of types of vehicles, American car buyers are turning increasingly to the biggest, bulkiest forms of personal transport they can find. Recently Bloomberg reported that more than two-thirds of all new automobile purchases in the U.S. are now “light trucks,” a category that includes SUVs, pickups and minivans. That’s a lot of big wheels.
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FLU SHOTS DURING CORONAVIRUS SEASON: A GOOD IDEA?
| 12/15/2020People around the world are anxiously awaiting the distribution of safe, effective vaccines for COVID-19. Although the long-anticipated rollout has finally begun, the day this pandemic is officially over is still probably many months away. In the meantime, there’s another vaccine that, according to health officials, isn’t getting nearly the attention it deserves in these tumultuous times: Your annual flu shot.
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Safety Alert: Defective Air Bags Remain A Menace On The Road
| 11/11/2020It’s been twelve years since car manufacturers launched what would become the biggest recall of a defective product in U.S. automotive history. Yet millions of unstable Takata air bag inflators may still be in use, posing a potentially lethal threat to drivers who have either disregarded urgent recall notices or are unaware of the ticking time bomb inside their vehicle.
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What to Expect From a First Meeting With an Accident Attorney
| 11/04/2020It’s not unusual, after an auto accident, to be struggling with a number of questions about how to proceed. Having little or no experience with the legal system, many accident victims dread the idea of contacting an attorney and getting involved in a court battle of some kind. They wonder how they’re going to deal with medical bills, get their vehicle repaired, and otherwise recover from their losses — without a lot of additional expenditure of time and money.
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Truck Accidents: More Big Rigs Means More Lethal Crashes
| 9/17/2020Many of the most serious, life-altering accidents happening on America’s highways involve collisions between large commercial trucks and passenger cars. Despite improved safety features and campaigns urging drivers to exercise more caution, both the frequency of truck-car accidents and their lethality have been on the rise for the past decade.
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What Happens After an Accident With a Parked Car?
| 8/26/2020A surprising number of auto accidents happen in parking lots, garages or curbside, involving a moving vehicle colliding with a stationary one. According to statistics compiled by the National Safety Council, incidents with parked vehicles account for as many as one out of every five accidents, which amounts to tens of thousands of collisions each year
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Summer Safety Tips, Part 3: Road Trips In The Age of Coronavirus
| 8/04/2020After months of quarantines and economic shutdowns, we’re all eager for a change of scenery — a real vacation rather than a staycation. Gas prices are low, states are reopening and promoting their tourist attractions, and the open road beckons.
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Summer Safety Tips, Part 2: 10 BBQ Tips for Keeping it Chill on The Grill
| 7/15/2020For many Americans, summer means firing up the grill and serving up the barbecue. And why not? Grilling makes flavors more intense; it caramelizes sugars, gets juices flowing and brings out character, texture, and aroma. But all that heat and sizzle, while quick and convenient, also poses certain dangers.
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Summer Safety Tips, Part 1: Fireworks
| 7/2/2020Every year, in the days leading up to and after the Fourth of July, millions of Americans celebrate by attending professional fireworks displays. Thousands launch their own backyard pyrotechnics, often with more enthusiasm than common sense, leading to fires, injuries, and even deaths.
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Recent Hit-and-Run Accidents in Colorado
| September 25, 2019Fleeing the scene after an accident is illegal in Colorado, but the number of hit-and-run accidents has increased in recent years. As of Monday, September 23rd, there had been 4961 hit-and-runs reported in Denver in 2019. That’s over 18 hit and runs every day! Among neighborhoods in the Denver Metro area, New Stapleton has the most hit-and-run accidents this year with 274. One recent hit-and-run crash happened on Saturday morning, September 14th, at the intersection of East 12th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard.
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10 Most Common Causes of Motorcycle Accidents
| May 14, 2019In 2016, motorcyclists were 28 times more likely to die in a crash than those in a closed vehicle. Motorcycle accidents overall are at their highest level since 2008. In Colorado, motorcycle deaths have steadily increased since 2011. It peaked in 2016 with 125 motorcyclist fatalities from crashes involving 2,386 motorcycles, according to the CDOT report. Read below for information regarding the causes and injuries related to motorcycle accidents.
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Self-Driving Cars: Are We There Yet
| April 27, 2018Some day, and perhaps sooner than we realize, the software in our cars may become so sophisticated, flawless, and easy to use that the morning commute to work will be truly stress-free, accident-free, and even hands-free. But recent reports of setbacks for cars that “drive themselves,” to one degree or another, indicate that motorists still have a long way to go before they can turn over the wheel to a truly autonomous driving system...
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