Recently a car struck a parked tractor trailer truck in Waterbury and the driver was killed.  The car sped into the opposite lane and slammed into the parked truck causing serious damage to the car and killing the driver.  While police have not identified the cause of the accident, excessive speed was involved.  This type of incident is a good reminder that speed is very often a factor in New Haven auto accidents. Studies have shown that one of the best ways you can improve your safety when driving is to obey the speed limit.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) lists excessive speed as the second highest cause of auto accident fatalities following closely behind alcohol related incidents.  There are nearly 13,000 fatal accidents involving excessive speed each year on the road.  There are some things you can do to keep yourself safe when on the road; Always Read the full article…

One of the biggest cause of auto accidents in the United States is distracted driving.  This month is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and so it is a great time to review some statistics and helpful tools to keep you safe on the road.  We’ve talked a lot about what constitutes distracted driving and behaviors that can cause you get into a New Haven auto accident, but today we’re going to cover how you can avoid these types of behaviors and stay safe. While there are a lot of factors out of your control when driving, keeping your focus on the road and avoiding distracted driving behaviors is something you can do that is within your control and can have the biggest impact on the safety of you and your passengers while on the road.  A good first step in keeping yourself safe is understanding ways you can prepare for Read the full article…

April is National Distracted Driving Month and it is a good time to go over some of the less common distractions that could get in the way of you safely navigating driving in the Elm City and avoiding a New Haven auto accident. When people talk about distracted driving there is often a heavy focus on cell phone use in the car.  This is a good first place to start as cell phone use and texting while driving are two of the most distracting behaviors you can do while driving, but they aren’t the only ways you can be distracted in the car.  There are many other ways your focus can be taken off the road in front of you and put you at a safety risk.  Anything that pulls your focus off the road for even a second can be the difference between arriving at your destination safely or Read the full article…

Experts agree, summer 2021 is going to be a mad rush for vacation destinations.  After spending nearly a year inside and avoiding contact with others, people are ready to get out and move about.  Road trips will once again be one of the most popular vacation choices as they are easy and a little bit cheaper then flying.  However, in the current state of the world, still in pandemic mode, we need to take some precautions to make sure that our road trips this summer are safe. There are certainly some things that you can do to make your summer road trip safer that involve the mechanicals of your car.  If your car is not in tip top shape you may be putting yourself or your passengers at risk of a New Haven auto accident.  It is critical that before you start out on any road trip that you get Read the full article…