When you’re zipping up the highway on your work during the week you may be stunned at how many cars on the road. You might think to yourself, with all this congestion there is no way that it is more likely that a New Haven auto accident on the weekend would be deadlier then something that would happen during the week, but it turns out you may be wrong. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) accidents that occur on the weekends are often more fatal than those that occur during the week. In fact, Saturday is the culprit for having the most crashes that are fatal. Conventional wisdom may tell you that there’s no way this could be, but the statistics spell it out pretty clearly. There are more fatal accidents on the weekends then there are during the week. Why would this be the case? It Read the full article…

Whether you’re out driving at night or at sunrise or really any other time during the day in the spring you may find that you’re seeing a tremendous amount of animal activity throughout the city and surrounding communities. The truth is that animal activity in the spring can skyrocket and that can become a danger for you as you’re driving and come in contact with animals who may put you in a situation that could cause a New Haven auto accident and leave you and/or the animal injured. When you’re driving through a city your first thought is probably not to be on the lookout for animal activity. While you’re probably right that that’s not the first hazard you should be concerned about, once you get out of the downtown area and into more residential neighborhoods where animals tend to congregate you should be aware of the hazards that they Read the full article…

It is Work Zone Safety Week and as the spring weather is upon us and more and more construction projects and work zones are popping up it is a good time to review the steps you can take when passing through a work zone to keep yourself and those around you safe. While not all New Haven auto accidents can be prevented, there are certainly steps that you can take to avoid getting into an accident and injuring yourself or someone else who you might interact with inside a work zone. Work zones are a necessary part of road maintenance because shutting down roads to complete the necessary work on them is often time consuming, bad for commuters and can even have an economic impact that outweighs the benefits of getting the construction done. With that being said, municipalities have a responsibility to the public to make sure that work Read the full article…

You’re going to start seeing the tried and true marketing campaign from police forces around the country as you head out on spring break trips or your next summer road trip. “Click it or ticket” has been a very successful campaign that has led to many states, including Connecticut, around the country to see a large increase in seat belt wearing. The best states in the country for seat belt safety experience 90% or higher adoption rates of seat belt wearing. These numbers are great and significantly increased since the inception of these campaign. The fact remains though, that seat belt usage is not at 100% and those that are killed in a New Haven auto accident are more likely to have not been wearing a seat belt then those who were wearing a seat belt and got into an accident. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Read the full article…