Drivers’ Failure to Yield Leads to Many New York Car Accidents
Each year, more than 42,000 auto accidents in New York State are caused by a driver’s failure to yield the right-of-way. Half of these accidents – or around 21,000 crashes – result in at least one serious injury, according to the New York Department of Motor Vehicles. Here are some common traffic scenarios that can [...]
May 23, 2013 Read MoreNew York Car Crashes and Traumatic Brain Injury
Many people who are in auto accidents in New York will suffer a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Some of these victims will need medical care and daily assistance for the rest of their lives. Every year, more than 1.7 million men, women and children in America experience a TBI, either as an isolated injury or [...]
May 21, 2013 Read MoreBus Accidents Injure Many
A recent accident involving a charter bus transporting Queens school students was a stark reminder of the dangers of bus crashes. Fifteen students from William Cullen Bryant High School in Queens were injured when the charter bus tipped off a ramp in Ohio, reports CBS New York. The bus was returning the students from a [...]
May 17, 2013 Read MoreThree Car Crash Deaths in St. Lawrence County
There were more than 2,300 automobile crashes in St. Lawrence County in 2011. These accidents caused nine deaths and 714 injuries, according to state statistics. One-third of that death total was reached on a single morning recently in Oswegatchie. Three people were killed in a head-on car crash on May 3, according to CNY Central. [...]
May 14, 2013 Read MoreSeven Causes of New York Pedestrian Crashes
Every week, at least one New York pedestrian is hit by a car on State Route 5 – also known as Central Avenue – and many of them are badly hurt or killed. This is twice the normal rate of pedestrian accidents for similar roads, based on numbers from the New York Department of Transportation. [...]
May 10, 2013 Read MoreHusband and Wife Injured in Oneida Motorcycle Crash
Group riding is one of the great joys of motorcycling in New York State, but it sometimes leads to injuries and death. Approximately 5,000 people were injured – and more than 150 were killed – in New York motorcycle wrecks in 2011. Many of these crashes happened while two or more motorcycles were riding together. [...]
May 8, 2013 Read MoreNew York Pushes Sober Prom Nights
One in five teenage drivers who are killed in car crashes in New York and nationwide have been drinking alcohol, according to statistics. The risk rises during this time of year, as teens attend high school proms and graduation parties where booze flows freely. To curb teen drinking and driving, police and educators across New [...]
May 4, 2013 Read MoreNew York SAFE Gun Registrations Begin
Owners of New York firearms now reclassified as assault weapons began filing registrations on April 15 as portions of New York’s Secure Firearms and Ammunition Enforcement Act took effect. Forms were posted online to allow gun owners to register electronically. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the New York SAFE Act contains common-sense measures that will protect [...]
May 2, 2013 Read MoreGPS Causes Car Crash in Syracuse
GPS and electronic navigation systems can cut down on New York auto accidents by helping drivers reach their destinations by the quickest and most direct routes. But used unwisely, these devices can actually increase the risk of a crash. That’s apparently what happened April 21 when a Syracuse woman using a GPS navigator went the [...]
April 26, 2013 Read MoreObese New York Drivers Face Increased Death Risk
Overweight drivers in New York and the U.S. are more likely to die in a car crash than drivers of average weight. That’s the conclusion of a recent study conducted at the University of California at Berkeley. The researchers analyzed more than 41,000 fatal auto accidents according to a number of factors, including the drivers’ [...]
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