When high school students went back to school this year, the Colorado Department of Transportation decided to help them stay a little safer behind the wheel. The CDOT launched a public awareness campaign to educate teens about driving safety. This campaign is called “Keep Your License Safe.” It aims to remind teens about the dangers of driving and help them use safer driving…
In Colorado Springs, residents are right to worry about pedestrian safety. In recent years, pedestrian accidents are on the rise, especially in certain areas of the city. The Colorado Springs Police Department believe that this increase in pedestrian accidents is the fault of both drivers and pedestrians, who are simply not looking out for one another. Drivers in Colorado Springs don’t pay close…
In the United States, more than 33,000 people lose their lives in car accidents. If you are under the age of 55, the CDC reports that you are more likely to die in a car accident than anything else. So how can you protect yourself from suffering harm in a car accident this year? It turns out – the kind of car you…
A recent investigation found that some cars with keyless ignitions are at an increased risk of getting into a rollaway accident. These accidents occur when the driver isn’t in the car and can injure and kill people who happen to be in its path. One such instance occurred last month when a 2017 Range Rover HSE started moving backward after it was started…
When you purchase your first motorcycle, the thrill of the open road is all you might be thinking about. Feeling the wind on your face as you head out of town for the day is a big reason why so many people buy motorcycles. It is a fun way to tour the country and a great way to bond with friends. However, riding…
Since 1975, car safety features have improved greatly. Those safety features, coupled with improvements in car seats and booster seats, have resulted in a steady decline in child motor vehicle fatalities. Unfortunately, car accidents still cause 1 out of every 4 unintentional injury deaths in children under the age of 13. In fact, car accidents are STILL the leading cause of death among…
Teenagers can’t wait to get their driver’s licenses. This rite-of-passage is an exciting time in their lives and one that signals the start of freedom. However, motor vehicle accidents are the second leading cause of death in teenagers. Yet, some teenagers are at an increased risk for suffering injuries in car accidents simply because of the state they live in. Some states are…
After a car accident in Colorado Springs, you might feel stiff and sore. This is true even if your accident occurred at relatively low speeds. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take much to throw your back or neck out of alignment. This can result in a painful injury that can easily become a chronic injury if you are not careful. For this reason, accident victims…
According to an AP News article, traffic deaths are up in the United States and may be associated with the pandemic. For reasons not fully understood, traffic fatalities also increased during the first nine months of 2020, despite Coronavirus lockdowns. In fact, according to the NHTSA, 28,190 people died in traffic accidents between January and September in 2020. This was a significant increase…
According to the NHTSA, 87 fatal accidents involving a semi-truck occurred in the state of Colorado during 2017. Those truck crash fatalities represented almost 10 percent of all fatal accidents in the state of Colorado. Unfortunately, due to the sheer size difference between a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle, the odds of those in the smaller vehicle being killed in a semi-truck crash…
