Blind Spots: A Common Cause of Accidents and How to Avoid Them
Blind spots are much more common than you might think. Even if you don’t have many blind spots because you are driving a sedan or other small passenger vehicle, it is important to recognize that other drivers in different types of vehicles do have blind spots. Minivans, cargo vans, trucks, sport utility vehicles, and semi-trucks all have blind spots that keep them from seeing traffic around them. Here’s what you need to know about blind spots and how to avoid accidents.
Knowing Your Blind Spots
It is important to know the blind spots on your own vehicle. Sit in your vehicle and adjust your mirrors for the best view around your vehicle. When driving, be aware of what you can and can’t see in your mirrors and as you turn in your seat to look over your shoulder before turning or changing lanes. If you are aware of your blind spots, you can adjust your driving habits to ensure that they do not cause you to create an accident. Read More
We’ve all heard of road rage. But if you have never experienced it for yourself, you really don’t know how scary it can be or the damage that it can lead to. It is estimated that road rage is responsible for about 33 percent of the accidents caused by human error. Here’s what you need to know about road rage and how to protect yourself.
The construction industry has a lot of hazards, regardless of what type of construction you are doing. While most construction accidents can be avoided, accidents do still happen quite frequently. In fact, there were 4.3 nonfatal construction accidents for every 100 construction workers last year. When construction accidents could have been avoided and are due to someone else’s negligence, you could be entitled to compensation. Here are the three most common construction accidents.
The loss of a limb is a major traumatic event for many reasons. Regardless of how you lost the limb, you will have a long and expensive road ahead of you. If the loss of your limb was due to the negligence of someone else, you could be entitled to compensation. There are several different things that you can be compensated for.
Regardless of the type of personal injury case you are facing, there are some things that many people do that can affect your right to compensation. You may be entitled to compensation for your injuries, lost time at work, and pain and suffering. However, if you display any signs that your injuries are not as severe as you claim, you could be putting your right to this compensation at risk. Here are three things you should avoid to protect your right to compensation.
Most of the time, a slip-and-fall accident on someone’s property is a minor affair. You might get up and dust yourself off, with a bit of a bruise or scrape and nothing more, yet some slip-and-fall accidents can lead to severe injuries such as broken bones, dislocated joints, head injury, or even death. When you have a slip-and-fall accident related to someone else’s negligence, you have a right to compensation. Here are three pieces of evidence you’ll want to gather in order to be successful in your case.
Medical malpractice lawsuits are becoming more and more common. It is unclear whether the increase in cases is an indication of a poorer quality of care in the health system, an increase in the number of victims that seek compensation, or an increase in awareness of patient rights. Whatever the case may be, 
Bicycle accidents are much more common than you might think. When most people think of bicycle accidents, they think of scraped knees and the like that occur with children every day. Yet there are some bicycle accidents that are much more severe, and they can even lead to death. Here’s what you need to know if you or your loved one has been in a bicycle accident.
Most dogs are friendly, playful, and caring. Yet there are some dogs that are highly aggressive. There are also some situations in which a normally calm dog may become incensed and attack out of the blue. These situations can happen with any dog breed. If you are attacked by a dog, you have certain rights and responsibilities to ensure that the matter is handled appropriately says
Summer is upon us, and with it comes times spent out on the water. It is very important that you take all safety measures while out on a boat, whether it is your own or one you have hired. There are over 600 boating accidents per year in Florida alone. Yet even when you follow all boat safety measures, disaster can still strike. Here’s what you need to know about boat safety and what to do in an accident.