Car Accidents

Federal regulators at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) have recently announced that they will be committed to meeting some important safety milestones in the New Year. These goals, which are intended to "significantly improve [vehicle] safety, mobility, and sustainability," have been backed by a nearly $4 billion federal investment, which will be paid...

Distracted driving is a dangerous behavior that often contributes to traffic accidents. Despite the fact that state and national authorities have conducted various anti-distracted driving campaigns to deter this behavior, however, many motorists still make the poor decision to multitask behind the wheel. And this ends up creating a significant risk of collisions -...

Filing an auto accident claim following a traffic crash can be essential to obtaining compensation for your injuries and losses. What you do and say when filing these claims, however, can impact their outcome, as making certain mistakes in the claims process can result in lower payouts - or possibly even the denial of...

A Lakewood car accident attorney discusses some recent findings about self-driving cars.For at least six years, some prominent companies - including Google and various automakers - have been working on developing self-driving or autonomous vehicles. While these vehicles are still in the testing phase, they have garnered a lot of attention, especially from researchers...

Tragic Facts about Impaired Driving Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is illegal. Despite this, however, many people continue to do it - and this risky behavior tends to surge around the end of year during festive holiday celebrations for Christmas and New Year's. This is one reason that federal transportation officials...