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For most parents handing over the car keys to their teenager can be both a freeing experience, and a very scary one.  According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), over 2,500 teens were fatally injured in car accidents in 2013. Two out of three teen driver fatalities were male drivers.  Safety advocates believe […]

After the Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia last month, the victims of the accident are beginning to seek compensation for their injuries. With over two hundred people injured in the accident, the costs for claims are expected to be high due to the nature of the victims’ injuries and expenses related to the medical care […]

In the year and two months since General Motors instigated a worldwide recall of more than two million cars due to faulty ignition switches, the company claims to have repaired nearly 70% of all vehicles with the product defect. In the U.S., GM’s rate of fixing the default is at about 71%. According to U.S. […]

Nine years ago, an ironworker suffered injuries when a steel beam struck the scaffolding he was standing on, causing him to fall at the Princeton University construction site. The case was recently settled during jury deliberations after a five week trial. The general contractor agreed to a $1.2 million settlement for the injured construction worker. […]

Just two days after the devastating train derailment accident that killed eight people and injured over 200 others, the first federal lawsuit has been filed by an employee of Amtrak.  Bruce Phillips’ lawyer has reported that his client is seeking more than $150,000 for injuries he suffered as a passenger in the last car of […]

Convertible cars, boats on waterways, and excitement on the faces of motorcycle riders are all signs that summer weather has arrived.  May is the unofficial kickoff of summer and is also designated as National Motorcycle Awareness month.  The goal of the safety campaign is to reduce motorcycle accidents and save lives.  Drivers of cars and […]

The Northeast Regional Train 188, heading to New York from Washington, D.C., crashed in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia Tuesday night shortly after 9:00pm. As of 9:00am Wednesday morning, six people have been confirmed dead, 10 are in critical condition and dozens more were injured. Federal investigators are on the scene to determine the […]

Over the last two decades, highway speed limits have been slowly increasing around the country, particularly in states west of the Mississippi. Some commercial truckers are now legally driving faster than ever. Safety experts say that driving at higher speeds has increased the number of tire-related crashes involving large trucks because the tires are not […]

Construction work zones are dangerous places for construction workers, pedestrians, drivers, and passengers.  Construction workers face many serious risks as part of their job including hazardous materials, working at high elevations, operating heavy equipment, falling debris, electrocution, and car accidents. Drivers maneuvering through cattle shoots and detours on highway construction zones put construction workers at […]

Advocates for motorcycle and highway safety feel that something must be done to develop and enforce stricter helmet laws across the country.  It has been proven that helmets save lives. In Pennsylvania alone, 39 people were victims of fatal motorcycle accidents during 2012. Sadly, all of those deaths may have been prevented if stricter helmet […]