Motorcycle accidents and fatalities are still very much a problem in West Virginia. Even though the state tends to have a lower number of deaths than some other states, the fact of the matter is that there are still people killed on the roadways every single...
Month: July 2015
A first: injured people in wreck with Google self-driving car
For a few years now, the whole world has been enamored with the idea that, someday soon, we will have cars that drive themselves. This idea has been pushed further by Google, which has been working to create self-driving cars for some time now. They have been openly...
The risk of vehicle cyber attacks proven real with video
If someone asked you to operate a vehicle that you knew could be hacked and controlled by someone else, would you do it? Probably not if you're like a lot of people here in West Virginia. But in the name of research and the promotion of cyber security, that's exactly...
Dangers of cargo tank rollovers
All too often in West Virginia, people are injured when a cargo tank rolls over on the highway. Many such accidents are preventable, but they still occur. According to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration statistics, more than 1,300 such rollover accidents...
How brain injuries affect learning
Families in West Virginia may benefit from learning more about why children recover from brain injuries at different rates. According to researchers at USC and UCLA, the damage inflicted upon the fatty sheaths encasing nerve fibers in the brain are the most...
What factors are considered with a premises liability claim?
When someone is injured on another person's or company's property, the victim will likely consider legal action in the form of a premises liability lawsuit. These are complex claims, even though to the injured party the incident may seem straightforward. But there are...
When your car accident is the road’s fault
Potholes. Poorly displayed signage. Broken lighting. These safety hazards and a host of additional road-related safety hazards often contribute to auto accidents. If you have been in an auto accident and road conditions contributed to that accident, you obviously...
Car, truck collide in South Carolina; 2 people killed
A tragic motor vehicle accident in South Carolina claimed two lives after a car and an 18-wheeler collided. The wreck occurred because two young men, a 27-year-old and a 22-year-old, were in the smaller vehicle which ran a stop sign. The vehicle was struck by the much...
Out for a motorcycle ride on a summer Saturday? Take extra care
If you're a motorcycle enthusiast, you've probably noticed that motorcycling is growing ever more popular in the U.S. West Virginia's roads are spectacular for riding, but that doesn't mean you don't have to drive carefully -- and there may be more issues to watch out...
When guardrails fail, lives can be lost
You may not realize it but there are a number of elements present in our roadways that make them safer. Everything from a roadway's design to its surface helps reduce hazardous conditions that could otherwise lead to an accident. But if any of these elements fail,...