Picture this: you’re cruising down I-70 in Kansas City, windows down, music playing. Suddenly, your phone buzzes. You think, “I’ll just glance,” but that split second is all it takes. Before you know it, you’ve drifted, slammed on the brakes, or worse. That’s distracted driving in action, and it's no joke. In this post, we’ll [...]
The holidays are fast approaching, and people everywhere are traveling to spend the holidays with loved ones. That means high traffic volumes and a whole lot of road rage. As you probably know, road rage occurs when a driver becomes agitated and angry at another driver. The problem with road rage is that it can [...]
Autonomous cars have become old news with autonomous motorcycles entering the modern scene of vehicle technology. Recently, big-time companies Ducati and BMW have introduced partially self-driving motorcycles: the Multistrada V4 S and the R 1250 RT. These bikes and their advanced safety features are changing the way of the road for motorcyclists, but raising questions [...]
Texting while driving is extremely dangerous. Reading a text message successfully distracts a driver for five seconds, and at 55mph—the national average speed—that means a driver is distracted for the distance of a football field. When a driver allows themselves to be distracted by a cellphone, they are being negligent and can be held liable [...]
In the United States, approximately 2.5 million people are involved in car accendents each year. Of those, 1.6 million involve the use of a cellphone. That’s 64% of all traffic accidents in the US. Driving an automobile while distracted by your cellphone is inherently dangerous, and if you cause an accident while using a cellphone [...]
Of all the car accidents in the U.S. each year, nearly one-third involves multi-vehicle accidents. These types of accidents are notoriously more deadly, and litigating the resulting personal injury lawsuit can be particularly challenging. Get our infographic and find out what you can do to help protect your rights after a multi-vehicle accident.
April is nationally recognized as Distracted Driving Awareness Month in order to remind drivers that doing other tasks while behind the wheel can be extremely dangerous to everyone. According to officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the most dangerous distraction when a person is behind the wheel is texting, because it takes away [...]
From our family to yours, Happy Holidays. For those of you traveling on the roads, please don't get distracted by everything that goes on at the holidays. The best you can give your family is to arrive safely. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxWThQXsibw
Two people were transported to the hospital after a car accident occurred on Kansas 5. According to the Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office, the accident occurred just after 11 p.m. at the intersection of K-5 and 119th Street when a 23-year-old Kansas City man was traveling west and swerved to avoid hitting a vehicle that was [...]
A Kansas City man was arrested after allegedly stealing a deputy's personal truck from his home over the weekend. According to officials, the off-duty deputy realized that his home was broken into and truck was stolen while working in a workshop in his home. He called police officials just before 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. [...]
