It’s that time of year again when our friends at AAA make a projection as to how many people will be traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday. This year the organization is projecting the third largest travel weekend since the year 2000 with over 55 million people planning to travel. Some travelers will be flying and others will be traveling in other ways, but the vast majority of travelers will be driving to their destination this year. AAA is projecting that 49.3 million people will be getting behind the wheel of their car and traveling to their Thanksgiving destination. With this much traffic on the roads it is not too much of a stretch to assume that safety may become an issue and additional New Haven auto accidents may be likely to occur. With one of the busiest Interstate highways in the country passing through the Elm City is more than Read the full article…

Who doesn’t like a great happy hour? There’s nothing better than finding a local bar or restaurant that has a killer happy hour with great food and drink specials. It can really set you up for a fun night out and give you a hot spot to come back to on a regular basis. Believe it or not, there is a thing called National Happy Hour Day. We were thrilled to discover it. Today is the day and it’s so important to keep the word happy in Happy Hour by making sure that the things you are doing during happy hour are safe and designed to have fun without putting yourself or anyone you know in danger of getting hurt. There are a number of different ways that you could get hurt as the result of a happy hour, but we’re going to focus on how to stay free and Read the full article…

Today is Election Day. While municipal elections generally experience lower turnout then state and local elections, there are still moments in time when polling places can be quite busy and there can be issues with traffic flow which could lead to a New Haven auto accident. If you’re heading out to perform your civic duty today, you will want to make sure you’re doing everything you can to remain safe. Most polling places are not designed to contain the amount of traffic that they see on Election Day as many are schools or libraries or other municipal buildings that usually only house elections once every year. For this reason, there is often congestion and poor traffic flow in these areas which can lead to dangerous situations for you to be put in. While city officials try to do their best to encourage a positive traffic flow and keep the polling Read the full article…