Reckless driving is a serious problem in New York, tragically taking the lives of countless pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists. According to the New York City Department of Transportation, reckless driving accounts for 40 percent of all fatalities in NYC car...
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New York Researchers Say 43 percent of Teens Text While Driving
Several months ago in this Brooklyn Personal Injury Law Blog, we discussed how common texting while driving has become despite being illegal in both New York and New Jersey. Texting while driving bans have been somewhat difficult to enforce, and many drivers continue...
Fatal Car Crashes Are Back Up: Why?
More than 36,000 people died in car crashes on America’s roads last year. Yes, it was the first time in seven years that the number went up. But that is still an unconscionable number of deaths in vehicle accidents. In New York City and across the country, the...
Statistics Show Accident Dangers to New York City Pedestrians, Bicyclists
Pedestrian accidents are and bicycle accidents are a major problem in New York City. Preliminary statistics show that last year 155 pedestrians and cyclists were killed in traffic accidents and more than 15,000 sustained injuries. Many of these injuries and deaths...
Texting While Driving Poses Serious Dangers
It’s not an uncommon sight. We’ve all driven down the road only to look out our window into the next lane and notice a driver texting while operating their vehicle. In fact, many of us have done it ourselves. Although we know using a cell phone to send texts while...
Surge in New York Texting While Driving Tickets
Data released last week showed a significant increase in tickets issued for texting while driving in New York. Since a stricter law was passed this summer, 7,495 tickets have been issued by law enforcement. This is up significantly from the 3,248 tickets given out...
Distracted Driving Simulator Demonstrates Dangers to New York Teens
Students at nine New York-area high schools have the opportunity to take part in a unique type of video game: a driving simulator complete with an irritating passenger who demands that the driver call her brother and send a text message for her. While this may sound...
Distracted Driving? There’s an App for That
It may sound odd that now there is a cell phone app to prevent you from using phone apps, but that is exactly what has been developed. The aim of the new app is to improve road safety by decreasing distracted driving accidents. The new app is called PhoneGuard. This...