Automobiles: A usually four-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation and commonly propelled by an internal-combustion engine using a volatile fuel. (Webster, 1973)Automobile Driving: The effect of environmental or physiological factors on the driver and driving ability. Included are driving fatigue, and the effect of drugs, disease, and physical disabilities on driving.Accidents, Traffic: Accidents on streets, roads, and highways involving drivers, passengers, pedestrians, or vehicles. Traffic accidents refer to AUTOMOBILES (passenger cars, buses, and trucks), BICYCLING, and MOTORCYCLES but not OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RAILROADS nor snowmobiles.AccidentsAccidents, Occupational: Unforeseen occurrences, especially injuries in the course of work-related activities.Accident Prevention: Efforts and designs to reduce the incidence of unexpected undesirable events in various environments and situations.Industrial Oils: Oils which are used in industrial or commercial applications.Air Bags: Automotive safety devices consisting of a bag designed to inflate upon collision and prevent passengers from pitching forward. (American Heritage Dictionary, 1982)Seat Belts: Restraining belts fastened to the frame of automobiles, aircraft, or other vehicles, and strapped around the person occupying the seat in the car or plane, intended to prevent the person from being thrown forward or out of the vehicle in case of sudden deceleration.Gasoline: Volative flammable fuel (liquid hydrocarbons) derived from crude petroleum by processes such as distillation reforming, polymerization, etc.Vehicle Emissions: Gases, fumes, vapors, and odors escaping from the cylinders of a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed & Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)Motor Vehicles: AUTOMOBILES, trucks, buses, or similar engine-driven conveyances. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)Legislation as Topic: The enactment of laws and ordinances and their regulation by official organs of a nation, state, or other legislative organization. It refers also to health-related laws and regulations in general or for which there is no specific heading.Wounds and Injuries: Damage inflicted on the body as the direct or indirect result of an external force, with or without disruption of structural continuity.Chernobyl Nuclear Accident: April 25th -26th, 1986 nuclear power accident that occurred at Chernobyl in the former USSR (Ukraine) located 80 miles north of Kiev.Industry: Any enterprise centered on the processing, assembly, production, or marketing of a line of products, services, commodities, or merchandise, in a particular field often named after its principal product. Examples include the automobile, fishing, music, publishing, insurance, and textile industries.Accidents, HomeAccident Proneness: Tendency toward involvement in accidents. Implies certain personality characteristics which predispose to accidents.Eye Injuries: Damage or trauma inflicted to the eye by external means. The concept includes both surface injuries and intraocular injuries.Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Nuclear power accident that occurred following the Tohoku-Kanto earthquake of March 11, 2011 in the northern region of Japan.Whiplash Injuries: Hyperextension injury to the neck, often the result of being struck from behind by a fast-moving vehicle, in an automobile accident. (From Segen, The Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)Radioactive Hazard Release: Uncontrolled release of radioactive material from its containment. This either threatens to, or does, cause exposure to a radioactive hazard. Such an incident may occur accidentally or deliberately.Mechanics: The branch of physics which deals with the motions of material bodies, including kinematics, dynamics, and statics. When the laws of mechanics are applied to living structures, as to the locomotor system, it is referred to as BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA. (From Dorland, 28th ed)Occupational Exposure: The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents that occurs as a result of one's occupation.Wounds, Nonpenetrating: Injuries caused by impact with a blunt object where there is no penetration of the skin.Occupational Diseases: Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.Inhalation Exposure: The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents by inhaling them.Accidents, AviationEmergency Service, Hospital: Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of immediate medical or surgical care to the emergency patient.Thoracic Injuries: General or unspecified injuries to the chest area.Automobile Driver Examination: Government required written and driving test given to individuals prior to obtaining an operator's license.Insurance, Accident: Insurance providing coverage for physical injury suffered as a result of unavoidable circumstances.Incineration: High temperature destruction of waste by burning with subsequent reduction to ashes or conversion to an inert mass.Safety: Freedom from exposure to danger and protection from the occurrence or risk of injury or loss. It suggests optimal precautions in the workplace, on the street, in the home, etc., and includes personal safety as well as the safety of property.Air Pollution, Indoor: The contamination of indoor air.Environmental Monitoring: The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment (soil, air, and water), workplace, or in the bodies of people and animals present in that environment.UkraineNew MexicoAir Pollutants: Any substance in the air which could, if present in high enough concentration, harm humans, animals, vegetation or material. Substances include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; and volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.AcroleinHuman Engineering: The science of designing, building or equipping mechanical devices or artificial environments to the anthropometric, physiological, or psychological requirements of the people who will use them.Public Policy: A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions.Metallurgy: The science, art, or technology dealing with processes involved in the separation of metals from their ores, the technique of making or compounding the alloys, the techniques of working or heat-treating metals, and the mining of metals. It includes industrial metallurgy as well as metallurgical techniques employed in the preparation and working of metals used in dentistry, with special reference to orthodontic and prosthodontic appliances. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p494)Carcinogens, Environmental: Carcinogenic substances that are found in the environment.Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic: A major group of unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more rings. The vast number of compounds of this important group, derived chiefly from petroleum and coal tar, are rather highly reactive and chemically versatile. The name is due to the strong and not unpleasant odor characteristic of most substances of this nature. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed, p96)Transportation: The means of moving persons, animals, goods, or materials from one place to another.Air Pollutants, Occupational: Air pollutants found in the work area. They are usually produced by the specific nature of the occupation.Polycyclic Compounds: Compounds consisting of two or more fused ring structures.Environmental Exposure: The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.Cesium Radioisotopes: Unstable isotopes of cesium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Cs atoms with atomic weights of 123, 125-132, and 134-145 are radioactive cesium isotopes.Motorcycles: Two-wheeled, engine-driven vehicles.MichiganEquipment Design: Methods of creating machines and devices.Housing: Living facilities for humans.Risk Factors: An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.Radioactive Pollutants: Radioactive substances which act as pollutants. They include chemicals whose radiation is released via radioactive waste, nuclear accidents, fallout from nuclear explosions, and the like.Radiation Monitoring: The observation, either continuously or at intervals, of the levels of radiation in a given area, generally for the purpose of assuring that they have not exceeded prescribed amounts or, in case of radiation already present in the area, assuring that the levels have returned to those meeting acceptable safety standards.Aerosols: Colloids with a gaseous dispersing phase and either liquid (fog) or solid (smoke) dispersed phase; used in fumigation or in inhalation therapy; may contain propellant agents.Time Factors: Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.United StatesAir Pollution: The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air (AIR POLLUTANTS) that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects. The substances may include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; or volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.Craniocerebral Trauma: Traumatic injuries involving the cranium and intracranial structures (i.e., BRAIN; CRANIAL NERVES; MENINGES; and other structures). Injuries may be classified by whether or not the skull is penetrated (i.e., penetrating vs. nonpenetrating) or whether there is an associated hemorrhage.Nuclear Power Plants: Facilities that convert NUCLEAR ENERGY into electrical energy.Lead: A soft, grayish metal with poisonous salts; atomic number 82, atomic weight 207.19, symbol Pb. (Dorland, 28th)Radioactive Fallout: The material that descends to the earth or water well beyond the site of a surface or subsurface nuclear explosion. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemical and Technical Terms, 4th ed)Questionnaires: Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.Nuclear Reactors: Devices containing fissionable material in sufficient quantity and so arranged as to be capable of maintaining a controlled, self-sustaining NUCLEAR FISSION chain reaction. They are also known as atomic piles, atomic reactors, fission reactors, and nuclear piles, although such names are deprecated. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)Power Plants: Units that convert some other form of energy into electrical energy.Emergency Medicine: The branch of medicine concerned with the evaluation and initial treatment of urgent and emergent medical problems, such as those caused by accidents, trauma, sudden illness, poisoning, or disasters. Emergency medical care can be provided at the hospital or at sites outside the medical facility.EnglandEmergencies: Situations or conditions requiring immediate intervention to avoid serious adverse results.Naval Medicine: The practice of medicine concerned with conditions affecting the health of individuals associated with the marine environment.
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Injuries3
- Did you know that whiplash is one of the most common injuries following a car accident ? (hudsonattorney.net)
- Many auto drivers suffer from whiplash injuries without even knowing it, while others can immediately identify the signs of the injury following an accident. (hudsonattorney.net)
- Tall people and women are more likely to sustain acceleration/deceleration whiplash injuries, and whiplash injuries can occur due to any car accident , regardless of speed. (hudsonattorney.net)
Whiplash injury3
- If you have been involved in a Texas car accident, you may have sustained a whiplash injury. (hudsonattorney.net)
- If you have been in a car accident, please see a doctor for instructions on how to treat any possible whiplash injury. (hudsonattorney.net)
- If you were in an accident and you sustained a whiplash injury, don't hesitate to call the experienced Texas car accident attorneys at Carrollton's Hudson Law Firm. (hudsonattorney.net)
Drivers1
- Many Texas drivers involved in car accidents suffer from whiplash and don't even know it. (hudsonattorney.net)
Lawyer27
- Southwest Michigan car accident lawyer Barry Conybeare said today a new CDC report that says thousands of survey respondents reported having fallen asleep while driving in the previous 30 days indicates that drowsy driving is a safety threat that must be taken seriously. (prweb.com)
- This largest-of-its-kind drowsy driving survey by the Centers for Disease Control indicates clearly that a vast number of Americans are getting behind the wheel while they are too fatigued to drive safely or otherwise have not had enough rest," said Conybeare, a personal injury lawyer with Conybeare Law Office, P.C., a law firm that serves Southwest Michigan from its St. Joseph location. (prweb.com)
- Car accident victims in Michigan who think drowsy driving may have played a role in their accident should contact a qualified personal injury lawyer such as those at Conybeare Law Office for a review of their case, he said. (prweb.com)
- Chicago car accident lawyer believes that it is extremely important for drivers to be aware of the signs and symptoms of drowsy driving as it can help avoid accidents and prevent injuries and fatalities. (willenslaw.com)
- St. Louis Car Accident Attorney & Accident Lawyer - The Hoffmann Law Firm, L.L.C. (hoffmannpersonalinjury.com)
- Seek legal help from a St. Louis car accident lawyer from Hoffmann Law Firm, L.L.C. Call us at (314) 361-4242 . (hoffmannpersonalinjury.com)
- Should You Accept a Settlement Without a St. Louis Car Accident Lawyer? (hoffmannpersonalinjury.com)
- For more information on choosing a car accident lawyer, please refer to our page on Personal Injury Caused by a Motor Vehicle Accident . (bwglaw.com)
- If you or a loved one has tragically been involved in a drunk driving accident in the Del Rio area, call a Del Rio Drunk Driving Accident Lawyer. (carabinshaw.com)
- This lawyer really helped me get compensation for my motorcycle accident case. (rosenfeldinjurylawyers.com)
- Get prompt medical attention and seek the counsel of an experienced Princeton car accident lawyer who represents the rights of DUI/DUID victims. (lependorf.com)
- An experienced Chicago drunk driving injury lawyer can help you and your family if you have suffered needlessly at the hands of a drunk driver. (pintas.com)
- His lawyer has further alleged the Chevy's back-up driver had tried to grab the wheel to prevent the accident but was too late to do so. (itbusinessdirect.com)
- If you or a loved one has been injured by a drowsy driver, contact an experienced Orange County car accident lawyer to examine your legal rights and options. (bestattorney.com)
- Jason is an award-winning lawyer who provides dedicated legal support to people across Georgia, helping them to pursue the compensation they deserve after an injury or accident. (mantonlaw.com)
- Should you contact an injury lawyer after your car accident? (gjel.com)
- Insurance companies aren't in business to look out for your best interests and it's rare that the victim of a serious accident will "come out ahead" in an injury settlement without consulting a lawyer. (gjel.com)
- If you were in a work-related car crash in or near Athens, you need an experienced lawyer to fight for you. (gerberholderlaw.com)
- An Athens workers' comp lawyer can make sure you get compensation to cover all of your accident-related medical expenses (both current and future treatment). (gerberholderlaw.com)
- Why Should I Hire A Personal Injury Lawyer After a Car Accident? (phillyinjurylawyer.com)
- If you've been injured in a car accident, hiring a lawyer to advise and guide you is a good decision. (phillyinjurylawyer.com)
- When Should I Call a Lawyer after a Philly Car Accident? (phillyinjurylawyer.com)
- If you have been injured in a car crash during the holidays, do not hesitate to schedule a free consultation with our Miami car accident lawyer from Dante Law Firm, P.A. (dantelaw.com)
- If you have been injured in a car crash during the holidays, do not hesitate to schedule a free consultation with our Miami car accident lawyer from Dante Law Firm, P.A. Call our offices at (305) 949-2526 . (dantelaw.com)
- Don't talk to anyone about the accident other than your lawyer, insurance company and the police. (nolo.com)
- The Killeen car accident lawyer you want on your side knows that a car crash can change your life in a split second. (carlsonattorneys.com)
- Why Choose The Carlson Law Firm as Your Killeen Car Accident Lawyer? (carlsonattorneys.com)
Attorneys24
- The attorneys and staff went out of their way to help us after our accident. (carabinshaw.com)
- Our Chicago car accident attorneys have extensive experience handling drunk driving accidents. (pintas.com)
- If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident because of a driver's error, our well-qualified Austin car accident attorneys at the Law Offices of Vic Feazell, P.C., can help you. (withviclegal.com)
- Our Houston car accident attorneys at Fleming, Nolen & Jez have spent decades working with injured victims to help them fight for the compensation they deserve. (fleming-law.com)
- The auto accident attorneys at The Law Office of Thomas T. Inkelaar may be able to help them get the assistance they need to make a claim. (justiceyoudeserve.com)
- As experts in Loomis personal injury law, attorneys at the firm of Frederick J. Sette are committed to informing the public about driving safety and representing people who have been the victims of a Loomis car crash injury. (settelawoffice.com)
- Our Loomis personal injury law firm attorneys can win fair compensation for a client's car crash injury because we have extensive experience in investigating the circumstances of drowsy driving accidents, and our Loomis personal injury lawyers are prepared for the tactics of lawyers for the defense in a Loomis car crash injury case. (settelawoffice.com)
- After all, our Loomis personal injury attorneys point out there is nothing similar to a "breathalyzer" or blood test to show a driver was fatigued in a Loomis car crash. (settelawoffice.com)
- Of course, drowsy drivers have no motivation to admit their condition and it's up to our Loomis personal injury law firm attorneys to delve deeply into the details of the Loomis car crash causing injury. (settelawoffice.com)
- Personal injury attorneys at Sette Law say a NHTSA survey identified who is most at risk of causing a sleep-related Loomis car accident injury. (settelawoffice.com)
- Our personal injury law firm attorneys also say it's crucial to pay immediate attention to any signs of fatigue that could lead to Loomis car crash injury. (settelawoffice.com)
- Our accident attorneys are here to explain your legal options, counsel you on the best way to proceed, and do everything in our power to minimize the stress you're feeling following your accident. (gjel.com)
- Jim Larsen and the auto accident attorneys at GJEL deposed all available witnesses, including the California Highway Patrol officers responsible for investigating the accident. (gjel.com)
- If you have been injured in an accident anywhere in Northern California, our Walnut Creek-based attorneys are available to help you during this difficult time. (gjel.com)
- GJEL Accident Attorneys is a Walnut Creek-based brain injury and serious injury law firm. (gjel.com)
- If you have been in a car accident here in Rhode Island, contact our experienced Providence car accident attorneys today to find out how we can help. (danaanddana.com)
- A Texas car accident attorneys can help you if you are the victim of a negligent driver who caused you to become involved in a car accident on the interstate. (jrlawfirm.com)
- Our team of St. Louis car accident attorneys have helped many of our clients recover damages from accidents that occurred at a stop sign intersection. (list.ly)
- Our attorneys investigate the accident just as we would any auto accident , interviewing witnesses, consulting accident reconstruction experts and analyzing the scene. (burnsidefirm.com)
- Our Nashville, Knoxville and Memphis-based team of attorneys and support staff are highly-experienced in dealing with claims for auto accidents caused by distracted driving, and we will work tirelessly to fight for justice and compensation. (sidgilreath.com)
- When it comes to Personal Injury and Accidents, Kitay Law Offices has the best attorneys for all type of cases like car, truck, motorcycle and bike accidents. (nolo.com)
- Our personal injury attorneys can help you hold another driver accountable for their failure to adhere to speed limits, obey signs, or drive under the influence. (carlsonattorneys.com)
- Our car crash attorneys are also trial attorneys. (carlsonattorneys.com)
- Our team of highly-skilled car accident attorneys is able to handle a variety of auto collision cases. (carlsonattorneys.com)
Collisions12
- Drunk driving is a leading cause of motor vehicle collisions in Alabama today. (norrisinjurylawyers.com)
- Studies involving truck drivers have shown that truck collisions occur more often early in the morning and late at night, which is partly due to fatigued driving. (willenslaw.com)
- More than 65% of all single-car collisions occur because the driver is over the lawful BAC threshold. (carabinshaw.com)
- Driver errors can range from simple missteps that do not result in accidents to critical mistakes that can lead to deadly collisions. (withviclegal.com)
- Even when secured by seatbelts, car accident victims can experience rapid movement of the torso or neck during collisions. (cofmantownsley.com)
- Side-impact collisions - also known as T-bone accidents - occur when the front of a vehicle collides with the side of another. (list.ly)
- Although the number of motor vehicle collisions, and those reporting an injury after an accident, have decreased in the past decade, this data fails to tell the entire story. (coloradolaw.net)
- Bioelectrical signals were recorded while participants were driving in a car simulator while avoiding potential collisions by performing emergency braking. (frontiersin.org)
- Since then, we have helped thousands of Bell County residents recover millions of dollars in the aftermath of car collisions. (carlsonattorneys.com)
- When driving, you rely on other drivers to use reasonable care to avoid collisions. (carlsonattorneys.com)
- Automobile safety is the study and practice of design, construction, equipment and regulation to minimize the occurrence and consequences of traffic collisions. (wikipedia.org)
- Nevertheless, auto collisions are the leading cause of injury-related deaths, an estimated total of 1.2 million in 2004, or 25% of the total from all causes. (wikipedia.org)
Victims12
- The firm represents accident and injury victims throughout St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, South Haven, Niles, Dowagiac and other communities in Berrien, Van Buren and Cass counties. (prweb.com)
- Victims of Del Rio auto accidents have a voice, and that voice is Carabin & Shaw. (carabinshaw.com)
- At the law offices of John R. Fuller, P.C., we fight aggressively for our injured accident victims and their families. (personalinjuryco.com)
- Drunk drivers are responsible for some of the most horrific car accidents that we have handled and helped victims and their families recover from. (pintas.com)
- Every year, innocent victims are severely injured and sometimes killed in automobile accidents caused by negligent and reckless drivers. (nolo.com)
- The Manton Law Firm, LLC is a legal team that is dedicated to helping accident victims and their families. (mantonlaw.com)
- We specialize in helping victims who have been injured in car accidents . (gjel.com)
- We help victims who have been seriously injured in accidents. (gjel.com)
- Since 1971 GJEL has been helping accident victims through complex wrongful death cases. (gjel.com)
- At T he Hoffmann Law Firm, L.L.C., we have been assisting injured victims and families who have lost loved ones in car accidents for more than 15 years. (list.ly)
- Balancing privacy rights for auto crash victims is a challenge when state and federal regulations clash. (propertycasualty360.com)
- We've been representing car accident victims for over 40 years. (carlsonattorneys.com)
Victim10
- In some cases, a mere thought of driving can cause the victim to feel anxious, which prevents them from getting behind the wheel in the first place. (huffingtonpost.ca)
- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a car accident victim who suffers from high tetraplegia will require at least $1 million in total specialized care during the first year alone. (personalinjuryco.com)
- If you find your self getting mad and cursing under your breath while driving, you are a victim of road rage. (medindia.net)
- Using the testimony of the husband and three adult children, GJEL was also able to show the loving relationship that each had with the accident victim. (gjel.com)
- A 'swoop and squat' generally involves an innocent victim and two criminals, each of whom drives a separate vehicle. (thebalance.com)
- Like Jennifer, the victim is typically held liable for the accident because he or she 'caused' the rear-end collision. (thebalance.com)
- Because the victim was changing lanes when the accident occurred, he or she is held liable for it. (thebalance.com)
- The driver suddenly slams on the brakes and the victim rear-ends the trigger car. (thebalance.com)
- Later, the 'injured' occupants of the trigger car file claims against the victim and collect payments from the victim's insurer. (thebalance.com)
- You've just been the victim of a 'drive down. (thebalance.com)
Wrongful Death2
- If the accident that injured you or your family member was caused by someone who was driving under the influence of alcohol, street drugs, or prescription medication, there is a very good chance that you have grounds to file a personal injury or wrongful death claim. (mantonlaw.com)
- Motor Vehicle accidents account for a significant portion of California's personal injury and wrongful death claims . (gjel.com)
Consultation1
- If you are injured in an Athens Georgia Auto Accident , you may call us at 706-227-4264 or our Augusta, Georgia office at 706-432-8320 to schedule a free initial consultation. (burnsidefirm.com)
Medical malpractice1
- Its practice areas include animal attacks, car accidents, defective products, drunk-driving accidents, medical malpractice, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, premises liability and truck accidents, as well as Social Security disability (SSD) and workers' compensation benefits. (prweb.com)
20174
- Lexus and Huy Fong Foods, both based in Southern California, teamed up to launch the 2017 model of its IS sports sedan, the Lexus' "entry-level" car, which retails for $37,325. (latimes.com)
- Shortly after, a woman in a 2017 Mazda 3 hit the passenger's side of Smith's car and Cordero, who was standing on the shoulder, Cleveland police said in a statement to CNN. (wgntv.com)
- In 2017 a team of researchers used the images to study the distribution of car types in the US and then used that data to determine the demographic makeup of the country . (technologyreview.com)
- Unfortunately, PA has one of the highest fatality rates for motorcycle accidents, with 184 fatalities recorded in 2017. (phillyinjurylawyer.com)
Uber10
- Uber, the popular ride-hailing company, may have helped to accelerate this process, as they will start using autonomous cars in Pittsburgh within a matter of weeks. (kornberglawfirm.com)
- Uber plans on replacing all of its current ride-hailing vehicles with self-driving Ford Focuses and Volvo XC90s. (kornberglawfirm.com)
- In the case of self-driving cars where the Uber employee can still take control, who is responsible for an accident? (kornberglawfirm.com)
- The potential for self-driving, autonomous vehicles to get into accidents and seriously injure or kill people has plagued news headlines since companies like Google, Tesla, and Uber started testing the cars on the road. (danaanddana.com)
- In this case of the pedestrian who was killed in Arizona, the driver, who worked for Uber, was reportedly streaming a television show at the time of the accident and did not trigger the braking system until after the crash. (danaanddana.com)
- Old Republic International Corp., the Chicago-based insurer, provides commercial liability coverage of as much as $5 million for each of Uber Technologies Inc.'s self-driving vehicles. (propertycasualty360.com)
- A self-driving car from Uber hit and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday evening in what is likely the first pedestrian fatality involving the technology. (propertycasualty360.com)
- There are reports that Google and Uber will compete to create self-driving taxis . (theconversation.com)
- What should I do if I am involved in an Uber accident? (phillyinjurylawyer.com)
- If you are involved in an accident with an Uber. (phillyinjurylawyer.com)
Injured in a drunk driving1
- Additionally about 248,000 people are injured in accidents where police reported that alcohol was present, thus one person is injured in a drunk driving accident in the US every 2 minutes. (personalinjurylawyer.co)
Deaths7
- Auto accidents involving alcohol accounted for more than 1,700 deaths in 2005, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (walnerlaw.com)
- Drunken driving is the cause of many deaths in the world. (medindia.net)
- While the rates of vehicle occupant deaths in traffic accidents are startling enough, the fatality rates of those without the protection of a vehicle are rising even faster. (nleelaw.com)
- NHTSA reported that a 3.3% increase in U.S. miles traveled in the first half of this year - the result of lower gas prices, healthy new car sales and a stronger economy - could not account for the higher number of deaths. (latimes.com)
- Even though these reasons are resulting in deaths, there are ways in which accidents can be reduced. (brightkite.com)
- There are about 17,000 alcohol related car accident deaths in the United States each year, this means that there is a drunk driving death every 31 minutes. (personalinjurylawyer.co)
- By 2020, it is estimated that traffic accidents will be the fifth leading cause of death in the world, reaching 2.4 million deaths per year ( WHO, 2013 ). (frontiersin.org)
Fatalities2
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) stats show that drunk driving was responsible for almost one-third of all traffic fatalities in 2014. (norrisinjurylawyers.com)
- This is a rise of 5.6% over the 35,485 motor vehicle accident fatalities recorded by the NHTSA in 2015. (nleelaw.com)
Liability12
- In addition to the driver's liability insurance policy, sometimes there will be additional insurance purchased through the rental car company. (mahoneylaw.com)
- Sadly, parents often forget to explore the potential liability issues for allowing their child to either drive their car or, in extreme cases, drive any car at all. (promises.com)
- Parental liability for teen driving is something that all parents should explore prior to signing for a license for their teen or allowing the teen to use the family car. (promises.com)
- Typically, however, three major areas of parental liability can attach as the result of a teen driving accident. (promises.com)
- The final type of parental liability for teen accidents arises from the concept of negligent parenting. (promises.com)
- Although this liability can attach in any personal injury situation, such as assault, bullying or rape, parents typically encounter negligent parenting charges as a result of teen DUI or reckless driving incidents. (promises.com)
- Will Uber's self-driving cars create liability issues? (kornberglawfirm.com)
- Between destroyed property, medical bills , lost wages , and more, car accidents have a yearly liability of $424 billion. (hoffmannpersonalinjury.com)
- Their sole purpose is to make money from your auto liability insurance . (thebalance.com)
- Liability coverage provides for your legal defense if a lawsuit is brought against you as a result of a covered accident. (nationwide.com)
- BTW, we have two forms of evidence: the numbers on accidents that we get from companies making self-driving systems and the willingness of at least some of those companies to accept full liability for any accidents caused by their systems. (slashdot.org)
- In investigating automobile accidents and product liability cases over the past 30 years, we have seen many single vehicle accidents that were caused by a design defect or mechanical problem. (beasleyallen.com)
Reckless Driving4
- Have you been injured in an accident caused by the reckless driving of another individual? (rjalexanderlaw.com)
- Reckless driving involves someone who is operating their vehicle in a dangerous manner. (rjalexanderlaw.com)
- Reckless driving is not only extremely dangerous to all of those individuals in the area, it is also a crime. (rjalexanderlaw.com)
- Reckless driving is a class 2 traffic misdemeanor crime in Colorado. (injurylawcolorado.com)
Passenger9
- The Mahoney Law Firm, P.C. obtained a 5.2 million dollar judgment for a young man who sustained a brain injury while riding as a passenger in a rental car that was involved in an accident on the highway. (mahoneylaw.com)
- Passenger injured or rental cars involved in accidents? (mahoneylaw.com)
- Having an alert passenger in the car. (joyelawfirm.com)
- Under the draft proposals released by the EU executive, all new models of passenger cars and light utility vehicles would be fitted with 112 eCall and infrastructure put in place to ensure handling of the calls at response centres across the European Union. (medindia.net)
- Having child passenger restraint laws that require car seat or booster seat use for children age 8 and under, or until 57 inches tall, the recommended height for proper seat belt fit. (cdc.gov)
- In 1998, when she was 16 years old, Hannah Knowles was a passenger in a tragic car accident that killed her brother Michael and three friends. (fwi.co.uk)
- Who do I sue if I was the passenger in a taxi accident? (phillyinjurylawyer.com)
- With all of the taxi traffic in a large city, there are bound to be accidents involving a taxi, a passenger, and a third party. (phillyinjurylawyer.com)
- Motorcycle accidents often lead to deadlier accidents when involved with passenger cars. (carlsonattorneys.com)
Wrecks1
- 2,333 people ages 16 to 19 died in car wrecks in 2015 alone. (goldfarbpa.com)
Firm5
- In our opinion, no one is better, Carabin Shaw is the Law Firm you want on your side after an accident. (carabinshaw.com)
- For over three decades, our firm has helped thousands of people injured in all types of car accidents, including those hurt by isolated ice patches and other winter weather hazards. (edgarsnyder.com)
- If you have a case and you hire our highly rated law firm, we go to work for you, investigating the cause of your accident and gathering evidence. (edgarsnyder.com)
- Few experiences will impact your day-to-day life as seriously as an accident that injures you," says an article from Craig Swapp and Associates, a personal injury firm in Salt Lake City. (harcourthealth.com)
- If you were injured by the negligent driving of a federal employee, contact our law firm to learn if you have a case. (burnsidefirm.com)
Lost Wages1
- Many settlement offers from insurance companies aren't enough to cover the full cost of the accident, including medical bills and lost wages. (cofmantownsley.com)
Safely3
- If you are preoccupied with your emotions, you will not be able to focus on the task of driving safely. (mycaliforniapermit.com)
- LifeSaver - Not only does this app block a driver's ability to use their phone while the car is in motion, but it will also notify your loved ones that you've arrived safely at your destination. (pilawyersnyc.com)
- Our self-driving cars have now traveled nearly 200,000 miles on public highways in California and Nevada, 100 percent safely. (nytimes.com)
Drunk Driving Accidents2
- In the United States, drunk driving accidents are happing at an astonishing rate. (walnerlaw.com)
- Can I Recover Damages in Drunk Driving Accidents Even if it Was My Fault? (walnerlaw.com)
People34
- We may not like it, but driving anxiety is a real phenomenon -- and it affects a good number of people, many of whom choose to avoid driving altogether because of it. (huffingtonpost.ca)
- Some people fear that they will get into another accident - even if they have been driving for years without an incident. (huffingtonpost.ca)
- Other people are afraid that they will suffer a panic attack whilst driving, which they think can get them hurt -- even if that's not necessarily true. (huffingtonpost.ca)
- This study shows that if we could encourage people to give up their cars for short distances, up to 40 percent of all accidents could be avoided,' says Katharina Sallinger, Chief Data Scientist at Dolphin and head of the study. (yahoo.com)
- Michael Pines has helped many injured people throughout San Diego seek fair financial recovery in wake of a DUI car accident. (seriousaccidents.com)
- Adults in the age group of 18-29, adults with children at home, shift workers, and people with certain health conditions such as sleep apnea are more likely to become drowsy while driving. (willenslaw.com)
- Though most people have an idea of how dangerous driving can be, they do not necessarily understand the precise metrics behind them. (hoffmannpersonalinjury.com)
- Most of us know that car accidents kill many people over the course of the year, but when you look at daily numbers, you feel the impact even more. (hoffmannpersonalinjury.com)
- Despite how much our society knows about the dangers of drunk driving , this is still a shocking statistic for most people. (hoffmannpersonalinjury.com)
- Distraction.gov estimates that in 2012 around 421,000 people were hurt in distracted driving car accidents and that more than 3,300 people were killed in accidents caused by distraction. (sgklawyers.com)
- Those accidents can claim the lives of innocent people and force families to cope with losing loved ones. (sgklawyers.com)
- In 2009, over 200 people in Indiana alone died in a drunk driving accident. (pintas.com)
- In the event that you might be among the people that have recently been in a car accident, you may want to get your car repaired before you can drive it once a. (articlealley.com)
- Every year millions of people all over the world die in accidents triggered by cell phone use while driving. (articlealley.com)
- Some of the main reasons for these statistics are: people are spending longer amounts of time in their cars. (articlealley.com)
- Every day people are injured in car accidents and wonder if they may be entitled to file a car accident lawsuit. (articlealley.com)
- Requiring ignition interlocks for people convicted of drinking and driving, starting with their first conviction. (cdc.gov)
- Reducing drinking and driving by using sobriety checkpoints and requiring ignition interlock use for people convicted of drinking and driving, starting with their first conviction. (cdc.gov)
- When Jessica Chou drove her 2003 Volkswagen Jetta into the Los Angeles Auto Show, the people checking her in seemed confused. (latimes.com)
- People believe this to be true because with a combination of inexperience and overconfidence, teens think driving is a necessity rather than a serious task. (brightkite.com)
- They began with a data set of 20,000 records of people who had taken out car insurance in Poland between 2013 and 2015. (technologyreview.com)
- With people in your car. (fox2now.com)
- A lot of people are not putting their full attention, their full focus on driving. (fox2now.com)
- Although we understand the dangers of distracted driving, many people can't keep their hands away from their cellphones while they're on the road. (pilawyersnyc.com)
- Sometimes when people want to reduce their monthly expenses, they cut back on their car insurance, opting for only minimum coverage. (list.ly)
- Whether people are using their cellphones, GPS or laptop computers while driving, they are creating a serious danger to everyone around them. (list.ly)
- But it is the people issues that are likely to be the hardest to overcome, including challenges with ethics , and in particular, the issue of other people deliberately misbehaving around self-driving cars. (theconversation.com)
- One is where the people are only passengers and do not have an ability to take over control, the other is where the self-driving car is actually empty of people. (theconversation.com)
- Many people catch taxis precisely to avoid the responsibility of driving. (theconversation.com)
- I am certain that most people will treat them just like they do current human driven cars, including incidents of road rage. (theconversation.com)
- The only thing needed for this to be a good idea is less average damage to people in accidents with self-driving cars than in human-controlled ones. (slashdot.org)
- Believe it or not, people in still, to this day, think it is 'OK' to get in their car after drinking a lot of beers and alcoholic drinks and drive around. (personalinjurylawyer.co)
- People cited the risk involved and how it may have resulted in a fateful accident. (yahoo.com)
- According to the World Health Organization (WHO), every year traffic accidents cause the death of 1.3 million people around the world, additionally, about 50 million people suffer from a disability caused by accidents related to cars ( WHO, 2011 ). (frontiersin.org)
Negligence6
- Driving while too drowsy or fatigued may be considered negligence if it leads to an accident. (joyelawfirm.com)
- Driving while taking these medications can be considered negligence. (lependorf.com)
- Driving at an unsafe speed is another example of negligence. (justiceyoudeserve.com)
- Modified comparative negligence is when an injured person is not allowed to recover damages if they are more than 50% at fault for the accident. (justiceyoudeserve.com)
- When it comes to contributory negligence , the law can prevent an injured party from receiving any damages if they contributed at all to the accident. (justiceyoudeserve.com)
- If you were involved in Nebraska car accident, you should know that Nebraska follows the modified comparative negligence law, also known as the 50% rule. (justiceyoudeserve.com)
Uninsured Motorist2
- Can I Pursue An Uninsured Motorist Claim Even If I Was Driving Someone Else? (rosenfeldinjurylawyers.com)
- Who Can I Bring A Claim Against After An Accident With An Uninsured Motorist? (rosenfeldinjurylawyers.com)
Motorcycle Accident1
- What Do I Do After a Philadelphia Motorcycle Accident? (phillyinjurylawyer.com)
Spinal Cord I1
- The cost of a spinal cord injury depends largely on the type of injury you suffered, the degree of disability, and the age you are at the time of the accident. (personalinjuryco.com)
Autonomous car1
- The rising trend of Autonomous Things is largely driven by the move towards the Autonomous car, that both addresses the main existing safety issues and creates new issues. (wikipedia.org)
Truck7
- An accident involving a red light-running semi-truck caused the death of a local girl earlier this winter. (nleelaw.com)
- A couple was rear-ended by a large pickup truck while driving on I-80 . (gjel.com)
- Truck Accidents Can Be Deadly It's 3:30 am and most of Pennsylvania is asleep. (phillyinjurylawyer.com)
- What Should I Do After a Truck Accident? (phillyinjurylawyer.com)
- In the wake of a truck accident, you may be confused or disoriented. (phillyinjurylawyer.com)
- The shuttle did what it was supposed to do, in that it's [sic] sensors registered the truck and the shuttle stopped to avoid the accident. (core77.com)
- Had the truck had the same sensing equipment that the shuttle has the accident would have been avoided. (core77.com)
Damages6
- The insurance company may be reluctant to pay you damages you're owed for your car accident. (cofmantownsley.com)
- If you're injured in a car accident, you often don't have to worry about the monetary factor of visiting the doctor because the at-fault party is responsible for your medical bills and damages. (harcourthealth.com)
- Call us today at (314) 361-4242 to schedule an appointment to see if you have a valid claim to be compensated for the damages resulting in from your car accident. (list.ly)
- When a car accident occurs because someone else acted negligently, drove recklessly or were intoxicated, you may be able to recover from the responsible party for your damages. (injurylawcolorado.com)
- Following an accident, Somerset County Council was forced to hand over the cash for 'general damages', the Somerset County Gazette has discovered. (aol.co.uk)
- Gives information about gathering facts in an accident, court rules, damages and auto insurance requirements. (illinoislegalaid.org)
Caused by drowsy1
- In order to prevent accidents caused by drowsy driving, you must identify the signs of drowsy driving . (willenslaw.com)
Involve2
- Car accidents often involve high speeds and high levels of force. (cofmantownsley.com)
- Car accidents involve immense force-even when driving at low speeds. (pilawyersnyc.com)
Brain Injury2
- The case of a DUI car accident in Rancho Bernardo has made unfortunate headlines as an allegedly drunk motorist rear-ended a young woman, leaving her with a serious brain injury as San Diego 10 News reported Thursday. (seriousaccidents.com)
- Last but not least, self-driving cars will be good news for the millions of Americans who are blind or have brain injury, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease. (nytimes.com)
Collision6
- The collision was so violent that both cars were barely recognizable. (bwglaw.com)
- The defendant argued that the woman's husband, who was driving at the time of the accident, was largely responsible for the accident because he had been in the process of changing lanes when the rear-end collision took place. (gjel.com)
- A 16-year-old was permanently injured in a rollover accident resulting from a collision with a mound of dirt that had been inadvertently left in the middle of the roadway by a Hayward construction company. (gjel.com)
- In other words, the car failed to interpret the signals correctly in a way to avoid the collision. (danaanddana.com)
- This type of staged accident is similar to the 'swoop and squat' in that the goal is to trigger a rear-end collision. (thebalance.com)
- Hi, I have a 2005 Toyota corolla and have comprehensive collision damage waiver from Geico (My policy covers collision damage waiver for my rental cars,too). (issuu.com)
California2
- Two self drive cars, namely a Tesla Model S and a General Motors Chevy Bolt, have been involved in separate road accidents in California. (itbusinessdirect.com)
- Łukasz Kidziński at Stanford University in California and Kinga Kita-Wojciechowska at the University of Warsaw in Poland have used Street View images of people's houses to determine how likely they are to be involved in a car accident. (technologyreview.com)
Causes of Car Accidents2
- Distracted driving is now considered one of the most common causes of car accidents in the United States. (pilawyersnyc.com)
- Refrain from drinking before or during your trip to or from a shopping mall, as drunk driving is one of the leading causes of car accidents during the holiday season. (dantelaw.com)
Whiplash4
- One of the most common types of car accident in the UK is the rear end shunt, and the most common injury sustained in a rear end shunt is whiplash. (articlealley.com)
- Whiplash is the most common type of personal injury suffered in a rear-end auto accident. (coloradolaw.net)
- What is Whiplash After a Car Accident? (phillyinjurylawyer.com)
- Whiplash can manifest itself in a number of accidents outside automobiles. (phillyinjurylawyer.com)