In recent years, there's been a lot more publicity around the issue of head trauma in Kentucky and around the world. Much of this coverage is related to sports like football. However, not every traumatic brain injury is like that. For many people, these injuries...
Year: 2020
Driving too slow: a danger to others
In Kentucky, slow-moving drivers must stick to the right-hand lane of the highway. If they are found impeding traffic in the left-hand lane, they may be cited. Slow driving is dangerous not just because it impedes traffic, though, but also because it can cause other...
Know how the insurance company can try to underpay
When filing a claim after a Kentucky car accident, one should not expect the insurance company to be ready and willing to pay the full value of the first offer. Instead, they should be ready to engage in negotiations with the insurance company. These are a necessity...
GHSA: past decade has seen continual rise in pedestrian deaths
If you or someone you know was injured as a pedestrian in Covington, Kentucky, you could say one fortunate thing is that no one died. Every year since 2009, the number of pedestrian deaths has been going up, and the trend likely will not be reversed anytime soon. In...
How truck drivers can minimize distractions while driving
When truck accidents involving passenger vehicles happen, the people in the smaller vehicles are often seriously injured or killed. Preventing accidents involving large trucks can help to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities. One way that Kentucky truck...
What parents can do to keep teen drivers safe
For teens, the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is considered the 100 deadliest days to drive on Kentucky roads and streets throughout the country. Between 2008 and 2018, 8,300 people died in accidents involving teen drivers during this time of the year....
How rural roads can put drivers in danger of a crash
Drivers in Kentucky may assume that the roads that are far from urban areas and have less traffic are, for that reason, safer. This would be inaccurate, though, as rural roads come with their own set of challenges. For instance, drivers in the countryside are usually...
The risk of drug-impaired driving
It is against the law in Kentucky to drive while impaired by substances, whether legal or illegal, like alcohol, marijuana and opioids. This is true for all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Even in states where the recreational use of marijuana has been legalized, the...
Distracted driving crashes 29 times likelier in work zones
Highway work zones are dangerous places, as most drivers in Kentucky know. The lanes become narrow, and most times, the speed limit is reduced. Unfortunately, many drivers fail to follow this speed limit and increase their risk of causing an accident. According to a...
Truckers run higher crash risk with the more coffee they drink
Truckers who depend too much on coffee to stay awake on the road may be putting themselves at others in danger. Kentucky motorists should know that one study has tentatively linked high coffee consumption over the long term with a higher risk for auto accidents. The...