Car accidents are traumatic events; they can leave you feeling afraid and vulnerable, in the minutes following the accident and beyond. Shock, or acute stress disorder, can impact your life negatively, explains Healthline. It can completely disrupt your day to day...
Here are some not-so-obvious factors in car crashes that happen at night
For obvious reasons, driving at night can be more dangerous than driving during the day. Lower visibility is a factor in many crashes at night. You are also more likely to encounter a drunk driver after the sun goes down. Here are some other risks to be aware of — and...
NYC sees increase in vehicular deaths
Several years ago, the Mayor of New York City all but declared war on pedestrian accidents within the city. He launched an aggressive campaign designed to put an end to pedestrian fatalities by the year 2020. Several other cities around the country followed suit,...
Distracted drivers are a risk to first responders at crash scenes
We all put our lives at risk when we drive on the roads in and around New York City. However, the people who respond when things go wrong and a crash occurs are at particular risk of being stuck and seriously -- maybe fatally -- injured.When drivers see first...
Distracted drivers are a risk to first responders at crash scenes
We all put our lives at risk when we drive on the roads in and around New York City. However, the people who respond when things go wrong and a crash occurs are at particular risk of being stuck and seriously -- maybe fatally -- injured.When drivers see first...
Tips for helping your teen learn to drive
Is part of your summer going to be spent in the front passenger seat of your car as your teen practices driving before their road test to get their driver's license? If so, you may realize when comparing your own driving practices to what your teen is learning in...
Distracted driving: Just a second is a second too long
Distracted driving sounds dangerous, and most people admit that it is. They know the risk. The problem is that they think that taking the risk for "just a second" is all right. That's why they look down to read a text message or change the radio station. They know...
Report can’t rule out a thermos as cause for a deadly bus crash
Back on Sept. 18, 2017, three New York City residents were killed in an early-morning bus crash. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was asked to step in and investigate what may have led to the accident. Just a few days ago, on Feb. 21, they issued their...
28-year-old woman fatally struck by bus in lower Manhattan
A 28-year-old female pedestrian was struck and killed by a tour bus in lower Manhattan while out walking among the multitude of court and government buildings that line both Lafayette and Centre streets on Dec. 20. Police dispatch first started receiving reports of an...
A chain-reaction crash on the Brooklyn Bridge kills 1, injures 6
A chain-reaction crash occurred on the Brooklyn Bridge just before 7:15 a.m. on Nov. 21. One motorist was killed and six others were seriously injured after a fire started burning at the scene. Witnesses to the incident reported seeing the driver of a Ford pickup...