Some drivers who are convicted of drunk driving are required to install an ignition interlock device in their vehicles. These are portable breath tests connected to the vehicle, and they won’t allow the vehicle to start if the driver’s blood-alcohol content (BAC) is...
Personal Injury
Distracted driving continues to rise among truckers
Drivers throughout Illinois, both passenger vehicle drivers and truckers, are becoming more vulnerable than ever to distractions. These distractions used to be mainly eating and drinking, adjusting the radio or turning on the AC. Now, however, drivers have phones,...
Keeping teen drivers safe during the 100 deadliest days
Every parent of a teen driver in Illinois should know about what are called the "100 deadliest days," a period spanning from Memorial Day to Labor Day where the number of crashes involving teen drivers goes up. According to AAA, there were over 8,300 fatalities...
The dangers of distracted driving in work zones
Illinois motorists who text and drive in a highway work zone have a higher chance of being involved in an accident than drivers who do not. According to a study from the University of Missouri, the chance of a collision is 29 times higher. Researchers have long known...
Teens more liable to crash when a peer rides with them
Teen drivers in Illinois should be careful about letting in passengers, especially if they have obtained their license only recently. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, just one peer passenger can raise the risk for a car crash by 44% for teen...
AAA survey respondents share doubts about self-driving cars
AAA conducted a survey where drivers in Illinois and across the U.S. expressed their opinion on self-driving cars. Of course, these cars are at least a decade away from being realized, but automakers need to know where they may be said to fail in generating support...
FMCSA announces new truck crash causation study
Illinois residents might be interested to learn that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is preparing to conduct the first large truck crash causation study in 15 years. The last study that the agency conducted was from 2001 to 2003. According to the...
How drivers can better coexist with bicyclists
Drivers and bicyclists both have the right to use and share roads in Illinois and throughout the country. Therefore, it is important that motorists clearly understand what they need to do to ensure that they share the road safely with those on their bikes. For...
Woman sues gas station chain over nacho cheese accident
A woman is suing Thorntons gas station after she suffered an injury due to their alleged negligence. According to a recent report, the woman was walking in the convenience store when she slipped and fell on spilled nacho cheese. As a result, she incurred medical...
Comparative fault is the key to Illinois personal injury cases
Injuries send nearly 46 million Americans to hospital emergency rooms every year. Falls and car crashes are the cause for nearly 36 million of those visits, judging from the most recent year of numbers available. Injuries are as varied and unique as the people who...