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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) may not be living up to its job to help maintain public safety by effectively regulating vehicles and in-vehicle technology. The NHTSA may also be failing to fulfill its role in providing accurate and timely information to the public when a vehicle-related problem arises. A personal injury lawyer...

Motor vehicle collisions remain a top cause of death. In fact, traffic crashes have already caused 720 fatalities in 2014 alone, according to the Ohio State Patrol. With the risks of collisions so grave, it might be natural to assume people do not intentionally engage in behavior behind the wheel that they know to be...

Underride accidents may be among the most serious of truck collisions. An underride accident occurs when a vehicle slips underneath the body of a truck. These types of accidents should be prevented by the use of underride guards on both single-unit trucks and on tractor-trailers. However, according to Truck Safety.org, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

Because trucks are much larger than traditional passenger cars, they have more momentum and brakes must work much harder to stop these vehicles. Large trucks have a longer stopping distance and typically require air brakes in order to effectively stop. Truck brakes need regular maintenance to ensure they are fully operational so a truck can...

Running a red light can have deadly consequences, but there are millions of incidents each year when drivers disobey traffic signals. National Stop on Red Week is intended to raise awareness of the risks and to encourage drivers to make the smart and responsible choice and always stop for a red light. If you or...

More trucks on the road as the economy recovers means more risk of traffic collisions. Between 2011 and 2012, there was a four percent increase in the number of truck accident deaths that occurred in the United States, according to recently released government statistics. Trucks can be dangerous and an accident with a large truck...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is tasked with regulating commercial truck drivers to try to keep the roads safe. Among the many regulations that FMCSA has passed include limitations on the number of hours truckers can drive over the course of both a day and a week. FMCSA revised rules went into effect...

When a Columbus traffic crash occurs, it can sometimes be challenging to determine how the accident happened and who is to blame.  If there are no witnesses, it can come down to one driver's word against the others. Unfortunately, sometimes motorists involved in accidents are not honest about what occurred and the situation can get...

It's common knowledge that the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit for drivers in Ohio is .08 percent. Most people also know that drivers who exceed the legal limit are at high risk of causing a serious drunk driving accident. But what about those drivers who have one or two beers? Are they dangerous? If...