Just as the weather has really begun to get cold and our roads have begun to ice over and even get piled high with snow, it is time to make sure you know how to avoid slippery roads this winter. If you are not sure how to stay safe in these types of conditions it may lead to a Connecticut auto accident.
Protecting yourself from the dangers of inclement weather over the winter months is paramount to avoiding a Connecticut auto accident. There are steps you can take as a driver that will keep you safe, but there are also things you can do to make sure you are prepared no matter what Mother Nature throws your way.
There are many famous movie scenes that try to answer some of the pressing questions of our time, but none is more debated in movies than this one. The question that gets the comedy and drama treatment just the same by Hollywood is how to handle your car when it is skidding across ice.
The state of Connecticut has seen a very large uptick in the number of pedestrian accidents that have occurred over the last few years. One of the more recent accidents demonstrated the dangers of being a pedestrian all too well when a UConn grad student was killed while crossing at a crosswalk.
Unfortunately hit-and-run Connecticut auto accidents are a fact of life. They happen more than we would like to think and so it is important to understand what a hit-and-run accident is and how you should approach the accident if you’ve been involved with such an incident.
In the state of Connecticut the host of a party may be held liable if someone leaves their party, is drunk, and injures someone in a Connecticut auto accident. This type of accident is tragic and can be devastating for both the driver, the injured person in the other vehicle, as well as the party host who may have not been involved in the accident at all.
According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, more than 40% of drivers in the country don’t believe that marijuana can increase their risk of getting into an auto accident. This is problematic, because the truth bears out that marijuana can have a significant impact on your safety behind the wheel.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) often issues safety recalls on vehicles. Your vehicle’s manufacturer is required to notify you if your vehicle has been recalled for one reason or another. If it has been recalled you should always take it into the dealership and have your vehicle repaired.
There is a crisis on America’s roads and fatalities from auto accidents is it. Deaths from auto accidents hit a 15-year high in the first six months of 2021. This is coming off a year where auto accident fatalities were on par with average despite the global pandemic and countrywide lockdowns.
The newest drivers among us are teen drivers and it is incumbent on all of us to educate them on the safety steps they need to take to help avoid a Connecticut auto accident. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has put together a short list of items that all teens should pay attention to and follow as they start out on their driving journey.
