As the pomp and circumstance of the Paris Olympic games gets set to get underway tonight with the Opening Ceremonies, there will be a unique Parade of Nations that will take place. Instead of seeing your favorite athletes march into a stadium waving the red white and blue, they will be floating down the Seine on a boat and being delivered to just under the Eiffel Tower. It’s a pretty unique way to get athletes some face time on cameras and get them involved in the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. This Parade of Nations is a staple for the Olympics and you will see it just about every Opening Ceremony. It’s also a good entry point into talking about some of the most important, flag waving, ways you can avoid a New Haven auto accident when you are driving. In this case, our “Parade of Nations” is not Read the full article…

You’ve seen the campaigns by the Connecticut State Police that are espousing the values of wearing a seat belt when riding in a vehicle. The “Click it or Ticket” campaign has been very effective in getting Connecticut residents to wear seat belts when driving throughout the state. This is good news. Whether you’ve paid attention to this campaign or not there are even more persuasive reasons to wear a seat belt when you are involved in a New Haven auto accident so you can avoid an injury. While you cannot predict whether or not you’ll be involved in an accident when you get into the car and begin your drive, wearing a seat belt is an act of protection that allows you to have peace of mind when you are driving. You may or may not get into an accident, but if you are buckled in you can feel confident Read the full article…

Traffic. It’s the dreaded word that we always try to avoid whenever we are traveling somewhere. Going through the city? When can we leave to limit our exposure to traffic? Visiting friends far away? How is the traffic? It’s a continuous conversation between us all if we’re traveling anywhere and we’ll do just about anything to avoid getting caught in traffic. The only trouble is, planning for traffic and trying to avoid it is almost impossible. Hitting an inevitable snarl in your travel plans can be frustrating and leave you late for where you are trying to go. With all of that said, you will want to make sure that when you get stuck in traffic you don’t exacerbate the problem by not only being stuck in traffic but also by getting into a New Haven auto accident while you’re driving at a slow pace. There is only one thing Read the full article…