Whether you live in New Haven or around the city, when you’re driving throughout the city there are certain things you should consider to make sure you don’t get yourself into a New Haven auto accident. Driving in the city is significantly different than driving on the highway for instance. While there remain some constants that apply to driving in any location, driving in the city carries its own set of things you should consider to remain safe. Before you head into the city you should do your best to familiarize yourself with where you are going so you are not blindly falling your GPS navigation. When you are listening to your navigation and just taking turn after turn as it guides you, you may run into a situation where you are not paying attention to the road ahead and could get yourself into a precarious situation. Also, GPS is Read the full article…

Driving a vehicle can be a difficult challenge and doing it safely so you avoid a New Haven auto accident can be one of the most important things you do every day. When you have children as passengers in your car it adds a whole other level to your needs and safety concerns. Of course you will want to drive safely no matter who is in your car, but with kids in the car you may have heard the phrase “precious cargo” and they certainly are precious cargo. The challenge with having kids in the vehicle while you’re driving is that they may not understand the importance of safety. Kids, likely don’t have a concept of how difficult it is to drive a car and how important it is to not be distracted while you’re driving. If they are not thinking about these things it is important that you are Read the full article…

The ultimate responsibility in preventing a New Haven auto accident rests with the driver of the vehicle, but there is also a role for the passenger of the vehicle to play as well. While a passenger can decide how fast to go or whether or not the driver is using turn signals, the passenger does have some items on their checklist to make sure everyone is safe when riding in the car. The first rule for any passenger is to make sure their safety is top of mind before worrying about anyone else in the vehicle. If you’re more worried about the safety of others in the car and not your own, if an incident were to occur you would not be able to help anyone because you would be hurt and not available to the rest of the people in the vehicle. It is important to make sure your Read the full article…

The winter weather that we’ve experienced here in the Elm City this year has been somewhat back to normal. In the last few years we’ve seen warmer then average temperatures and not as much precipitation as usual, but this year the cold weather has jumped up and bitten us and the precipitation has been icy not snowy. It feels normal once again. With that said, it also leaves us in many situations where our cars are covered in ice and after a significant hiatus from this type of weather it is important to remember how to remove the ice from your car so you don’t drive down the road with low visibility and get into a New Haven auto accident. The good news is that we don’t have to reinvent the wheel here, our friends over at AAA have spent some time figuring out what is the best way to Read the full article…