Auto Accidents

For most of us, our typical reaction to driving up to a work zone is annoyance and frustration. On our commute to or from work, speeding down the freeway, the last thing we want is to be stopped — or even slowed down. After all, how much construction could one road need? Do they actually…

The concept of ride-sharing has revolutionized both modern commuting and partying alike. You no longer need to designate one friend to be the sober driver after a night out in Memphis. Maybe your car is being worked on and renting a vehicle is entirely too expensive. Now, you have more options for better prices, even…

Rideshare drivers are liable to their passengers for the accidents they cause. Rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft can be held liable to passengers provided their driver was “on duty” when he/she was transporting the passenger. This is why both companies have policies in place for accident claims that cover up to $1 million in…

There are many different ways to try to make cars and trucks safer. New technology is constantly being developed to help drivers anticipate and respond to traffic emergencies. Regulations help ensure that cars have the equipment they need and that manufacturers ensure that their products are free from defects that cause terrible accidents. Litigation also…

Self-driving cars and trucks have been in development for a long time. Already most new cars have computer software that automates some aspects of the car’s driving as well as the car’s safety. The long-term goal of manufacturers is to develop vehicles that won’t require any drivers at all. For now, the movement is toward…

The most fundamental rule of driving should be to drive in the correct direction. Yet every year, drivers kill or severely injure others because they are going the wrong way. Wrong-way driving is driving a vehicle in a lane or on a road in the opposite flow of traffic. According to the National Traffic Safety…

General Motors is a massive company – so massive, in fact, that it was one of the three automakers considered “too big to fail” during the financial crisis of 2008 and received a significant bailout from the federal government. The sheer size of GM means that it can be difficult to keep track of the…

Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) are extremely popular. Many owners like them because they think driving an SUV provides more protection than a standard passenger car. The height and weight of SUVs generally make SUVs more able to endure the forces of a collision than a vehicle. The height of an SUV provides better sightlines for…

For many, summer is the beginning of nice weather and vacations. However, for several parts of the country summer is an indicator of the beginning of hurricane season. Recently, a tropical depression by the name of Claudette caused devastation across several states. One devastating incident was a pileup on Interstate 65. The pileup left 10…