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…

For the past few years our winters in the New Haven area have been lacking on the winter weather front. Mild temperatures and a lack of precipitation have left our streets clear and our winter jackets stowed away in a closet. That all changed this year when the calendar switched over to the new year and the winter weather came back with a vengeance. Over the last few weeks temperatures have dipped below freezing and we’ve had a little bit of wintry precipitation that has left the ground frozen in an ice bath. These conditions have left many trying to remember how to drive safely without getting into a New Haven auto accident due to the slippery conditions that these weather events have left behind. Driving in wintry weather conditions when you haven’t done it in a few years can be a bit hair raising and can cause you to Read the full article…

When you think of bad habits you might be thinking about things like staying up too late or using your phone too much, you may not be thinking about bad habits in the context of driving your car. Take a second to think about your behaviors when you are the driver of a vehicle and then decide whether or not you have any bad habits that could lead to a New Haven auto accident. They may not be the first bad habits that pop into your mind when you’re thinking about how to make self improvements, but they could be the habits that, if curbed, could make the biggest impact on your health and safety. Breaking bad habits can be a really tricky endeavor. Habits can become so ingrained in how we operate that we don’t even think about them when we do them, but that is the problem. Mindless Read the full article…