Category: Safety
Indianapolis safety driving law blog. Here we will provide useful articles of various info on driving safe in the Indianapolis, Indiana area.
When someone slips and falls on ice outside of a business, or on a puddle of water inside a restaurant, and suffers an injury, and there is no ice on the sidewalk, or no wet floor sign, what happens? In a lawsuit for a personal injury, this might show that the company was liable for […]
Your ordinary, everyday car crash can be a confusing and terrifying experience. However, a car crash involving an emergency vehicle on the other side can cause several issues with your case even if you do not think you were the party at fault for the crash. There are four main pieces of Indiana law that […]
The recent release of the 2019 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws has indicated that every state has room for improvement, some more than others. In 2017, there were more than 37,000 fatalities linked to motor vehicle accidents. The Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety suggest if every state passed at least one safety measure […]
Motor vehicle accidents continue to be the leading cause of death for children; but, by correctly using a car seat, parents and caregivers can drastically decrease the chances of injury or death. In an updated statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), new research recommends children should stay in a rear-facing car seat as […]
With August here and the end of summer looming, many parents in the Indianapolis area are preparing to send their children back to school—if they haven’t already. For many kids, a new school year means a daily walk from their home to a bus stop, a friend’s house to catch a ride, or to […]
The Indianapolis Star reports that Indianapolis ranked 39th overall for “best & worst cities to drive in” and 82nd in driver safety among the 100 largest cities in the United States. The study, conducted by WalletHub, compared the cities across four dimensions, which included the cost of ownership and maintenance, traffic and infrastructure, safety, and […]
America is a divided nation—surely one need only look as far as the comments section on any news article mentioning the words “Trump,” “Clinton,” “taxes,” “healthcare,” “Democrats,” or “Republicans.” In an era of deep social division, there are few things that unify. There is perhaps no greater unifier than our love of football. Although the […]
A school is a place of learning and exploration, where children are meant to feel safe and have the ability to flourish. Unfortunately, once in awhile kids sustain injuries at school. Most of the time an injury at school is minor and involves only small cuts and bruises. In some cases though, the injury is […]
Most of us will agree that large commercial vehicles must install brakes that can stop them within reasonable distances. Unfortunately, the results of the 2017 Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Day indicate critical brake violations in a significant percentage of trucks on the road, putting motorists at risk. Specifically, brake-related violations placed 14 […]