It’s fairly common for drivers to say that they didn’t see a motorcycle if they get involved in an accident. They had no idea that they were about to cause the crash. Maybe they turned in front of the motorcycle, for instance, or merged into it. Maybe they just pulled...
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Motor Vehicle Accidents
Inexperience leads to car accidents
If you look at one individual car accident, it may be possible to pick out a single cause. Maybe the driver was texting. Perhaps they were driving too fast for weather conditions. Maybe they ran a red light. There are thousands of potential reasons why an accident...
Is texting and driving really a problem?
Distracted driving is a national problem. Why? Because most of us carry around small computers in our pockets, including while behind the wheel. When you hear a ping or feel a notification buzzer, it is natural to want to check and see who or what is on the other end....
How fatigued West Virginia drivers can endanger others
The average working adult, especially if they have young children, won't have enough time in the day to take care of all of their responsibilities. They will often prioritize finishing an emergency work project or doing the day's dishes over getting a full night's...
What’s safer? Rural roads or those in town?
Sometimes you get a choice of taking a route through town or another through the countryside. Maybe, like many people, you make your decisions on speed or the views along the way, but have you ever thought about basing it on safety? A lot of people feel safer on rural...
Reimbursement for lost wages after a car accident
When you suffer serious injuries in a car accident, your recovery and healing process is often long and arduous. Most car accident victims must take some time off work while they recuperate. Missed time from work can quickly add up Even after you recover enough to...
Car accidents harm more than just the body
If have watched daytime television, you have seen commercials and programming devoted to car accident victims and their injuries. Nearly 100% of these injury conversations revolve around physical injuries. Mental injuries are seldom, if ever, mentioned. However,...
Road fatalities numbers are getting worse in West Virginia
There is always the potential for an auto accident with injuries and fatalities when taking to the road in West Virginia. The problem has grown worse in recent years with the statistics to back it up. Whether it is due to the increased temptation of cellphones leading...
The clock is ticking on your ability to recover compensation
West Virginia requires the driver of every motor vehicle to operate their vehicle in a reasonably safe manner. When someone fails in that duty, causes an accident and injures you in the process, they are considered legally negligent and can be held liable. Sometimes...
Common causes of T-bone accidents
T-bone accidents are one of the more severe types of crashes that can occur. As the name suggests, T-bone collisions involve one car hitting the side of another, thus forming a T-shape. One of the most dangerous aspects of this type of crash is that the driver who has...