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St. Louis Personal Injury Blog
Do Bluetooth motorcycle helmets prevent crashes or cause them?
While statistics show the importance of motorcycle helmets for preventing serious injury and death during a motorcycle accident, there are concerns that equipping helmets with Bluetooth technology will increase the potential for an accident. Contemporary motorcycle...
How the Show-Me Zero driving campaign can save lives
Missouri saw an increase in aggressive driving incidents over the last few years, with 2021 reporting the highest number of traffic and accident fatalities in over 15 years. Although failure to wear a seat belt is a common denominator in many of these situations, a...
Tire defects and failures could lead to serious injuries
As someone who drives for work regularly, you want to know that you’re going to be safe on the roads. The last thing you want to do is to get into a crash because another person’s vehicle isn’t in good condition. Tire blowouts and tread separations are two issues that...
When is a trucking company liable for a crash?
Sometimes in commercial vehicle collisions, the other vehicle is at fault. People in standard passenger vehicles can make mistakes that lead to semitruck collisions. In slightly more than half of the collisions involving at least two vehicles, one of which is a...
How to stay safer on the roads at night
Perhaps you regularly drive at night in heavy traffic with other tired, distracted drivers at the end of a long day. Or, maybe you drive at night on nearly abandoned roads where you go hours before seeing another vehicle. Both scenarios come with hazards that are less...
Do you have the right kind of motorcycle insurance?
Riders on motorcycles can experience crashes just like people in four-wheeled motor vehicles. However, they will not have the enclosed body of a vehicle to protect them. Motorcyclists often bear the brunt of the consequences in a collision between a four-wheeled motor...
What do you do if your child’s hurt in a crash?
No parent expects to be driving their children when a serious crash happens. Most people are cautious, because they know that those around them on the roads may not be attentive or as careful as they should be. Unfortunately, parents can’t predict everything that...
Reasons teens have higher rates of crashes
Motor vehicle accidents can happen at any age. However, the rate of car accidents for teenagers is generally higher than that of other age groups and is one of the main causes of death among this demographic. Fortunately, knowledge and experience can prevent many of...
Stay in your lane: When to avoid passing
If you’ve ever been driving when someone made a mistake, you know how frustrating it can be. One moment you might be driving along normally, and the next you’re swerving to try to avoid their vehicle. Sometimes, it’s a poor understanding of the rules of the road that...