All truck and car accidents can cause catastrophic harm or death to occupants. State and federal governments regularly analyze traffic accident data in search of ways to improve survivability. One safety measure that continues to show remarkable effectiveness in...
The roads in and around Richmond pose certain risks even at the best of times. Often, during certain hours, there are more vehicles on the road, which increases the chances of accidents occurring. Frequently, people have deadlines to adhere to, such as getting to work...
Richmond police have spent August and September targeting drivers along several known dangerous stretches of roadway. Car crashes can happen anywhere, yet, as with any town, there are places in Richmond where the risk is higher. The police used the checkpoints to...
Millions of car accidents happen in the U.S every year. Fortunately, most of these accidents tend to be minor bumps with insignificant injury or property damage. Regardless of the severity of the impact, there are a couple of things you must do immediately following...
Multiple factors influence how much risk you have for a crash every time you drive. Weather conditions, the number of other vehicles on the road and speed can all contribute to major crashes. Many of the worst wrecks occur on highways and interstates because of...
There are many different types of injuries that can occur in a car wreck -- and while chemical burns may not immediately come to mind, they can be particularly devastating. Chemical burns can happen after an airbag deploys, or they can happen because someone is...
If someone were to ask you whether city streets or rural ones are safest, you'd likely say that the long, country roads like you find here in Richmond and other parts of Kentucky are far safer than the more urban ones of bigger cities like Lexington or Louisville....
You acknowledge you might have a slight addiction to your cell phone. The last time you misplaced it and it had no battery power, you felt like you were having a heart attack. Yet, you consider yourself a responsible person, someone who wouldn’t use your phone while...
Many motorists act like their eyes, hands and feet have a mind of their own that will help them get wherever they need to go safely without ever having to give it thought. That's not the case, however. Driving is as mind-intensive a task as it is a physical effort. A...
Anytime that you get into your vehicle, you accept there is a danger. Roads full of speeding metal boxes will always carry a risk. The danger can vary depending on where you travel. How many people die on Richmond’s roads? According to Richmond road accident...