Maybe you’ve been out after a long day at work and went to get dinner at a restaurant and you’re driving home having a hard time keeping your eyes open, this is fatigued driving. If you’re driving on less then the recommended amount of sleep for your age and body type you may be driving fatigued. It can be hard to get the right amount of sleep every night, but if you don’t you could be putting yourself at an increased risk of a New Haven auto accident. Under certain conditions fatigued driving can be as bad or worse than driving under the influence of alcohol. In fact, if you are driving after getting no sleep within the last 20 hours or longer, your body is feeling the same effects it would feel if you were driving while intoxicated at the legal limit for driving under the influence, 0.08. In Read the full article…

The video above was shared with WTNH and shows, what appears to be a coyote running down I-95 at full speed. Thankfully there was limited traffic on the road, but this could have happened during rush hour and had devastating impacts for both the animal and the drivers on the road. It is a good reminder to us all that while New Haven is a big city, there is still wildlife living among us and interactions with these animals has the possibility to create a situation where a New Haven auto accident is possible. What should you do if you see a coyote or any other animal either roaming or racing down one of our streets. The first thing you should NOT do is film it and send it to a news station, that is dangerous and presents a whole other level of problems. With that being said, there are Read the full article…

Each year in the month of April we bring you information relating to National Distracted Driving Awareness month.  This is the month where we encourage you to avoid any distractions while you’re driving because these distractions make your chances of getting into a New Haven auto accident more and more likely. This month we have looked at many distracted driving behaviors: Cell phone use Parents and distracted driving Cognitive distractions while driving Teens and distracted driving laws All of these behaviors can be dangerous individually, but combined, they can have a devastating impact on your ability to safely arrive at your destination.  We encourage all drivers to put down their cell phones, pull over to eat a snack, put their makeup on or shave before you leave the house, and keep your eyes on the road at all times.  Distracted driving behaviors are putting everyone on the road at risk. Read the full article…

We continue to review some tips and tricks to help you avoid the most common distracted driving behaviors during this National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.  Distracted driving is one of the biggest things that has an impact on whether or not you will get into a New Haven auto accident when you’re driving around the Elm City.  There are other factors too, but distracted driving is way at the top of the list. There are many things that constitute distracted driving from using your cell phone to cognitive distractions like talking to a passenger.  Each one of these behaviors come with its own dangers and difficulties.  Doing everything you can to avoid distractions of any kind will help you become a safer driver.  Here are some steps you can take today, before you even get behind the wheel that will help you skip any distractions while driving. Turn off all Read the full article…

Over the years we have discussed driving under the influence of alcohol on this blog.  The effects are astounding as to what it does to your ability to drive and be a safe driver.  We have spent less time talking about the effects of marijuana and a new AAA study finds that drivers who drive under the influence of marijuana AND alcohol may be even more likely then those under the influence of just alcohol to undertake risky behaviors while driving and increase their risks of a Connecticut auto accident. The study, conducted as part of the AAA Foundation’s Traffic Safety Culture Index looked at those who drove while under the influence of alcohol and compared that to those who had driven while under the influence of alcohol and marijuana.  The findings showed an increase across the board in risky behaviors for the later group.  This included the following; 55% Read the full article…