It may be possible to determine whether North Carolina drivers involved in accidents were using their phones at the time if adoption of a new technology called the "textalyzer" becomes widespread. This device can be attached to a phone and lets law enforcement know...
Depending on the circumstances of a car accident, it may be possible for victims in North Carolina and elsewhere to ask for damages related to PTSD. To successfully make a claim for mental distress, a doctor must make a correct diagnosis of the condition. The...
North Carolina residents may not be aware with just how common an occurrence distracted driving has become. Distracted driving occurs when a driver is focused on another activity when operating a vehicle, such as texting on a smartphone, making calls, changing the...
According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, 88 percent of millennial-aged drivers around the country admitted to risky behavior while behind the wheel. The "It Can Wait" campaign from AT&T reports that around 70 percent of people said they used their...
In most cases, North Carolina drivers will be held liable if they cause a car accident after they fail to brake. However, there are instances when a vehicle fails to brake for reasons other than driver error. As such, when a vehicle does fail to brake and an accident...
North Carolina residents may not think much of changing the clocks each spring. However, there are more car crash deaths on the first Monday after the change than on a typical Monday. Researchers in a 1999 study found that there are 83.5 deaths on the "spring forward"...
The National Security Council said in a report that traffic deaths were up 6 percent in 2016 compared to 2015. All told, they caused an estimated $432.5 billion in damages. The increase in fatalities was partially because of a 3 percent increase in miles traveled as...
Drivers in North Carolina and across the United States may be interested in the results of a survey conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and GfK, a market research firm. The survey ran from Aug. 25 through Sept. 6 and asked 2,511 drivers about their...
Not all states are equal when it comes to highway safety laws, according to a report by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. For example, Rhode Island is the best when it comes to laws regulating seat belts and motorcycle helmets, while South Dakota is the worst....
Distracted driving accidents on North Carolina roadways cause many injuries each year, and the National Safety Council says that texting while driving plays a role in about 26 percent of all motor vehicle crashes in the United States. The success of the iPhone has...
