You read that right, getting into a New Haven auto accident with a building does happen and it has happened in the past.  While not in New Haven, a good example of this is the recent crash that happened between a driver who is driving a Jeep and Staples High School in Westport, CT.  Getting into an accident with a building or other inanimate object is not the most common thing, but it happens frequently enough that you should be aware of how you should handle an accident such as this. When an accident like this occurs the situations can be varied and unique so it is quite difficult to be prepared fully for an incident, but there will be similarities in all cases to make sure you are taken care of and you find the support you need to resolve the issue effectively.  Having a grasp of the basics Read the full article…

It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been driving for, we’re all human and we all develop habits over the course of our time driving that might be less then optimal for avoiding a New Haven auto accident.  The first step in figuring out how to break a bad habit is to know you have it and understand why it is a bad habit.  You can’t stop doing something that you don’t know is dangerous or detrimental to your safety. For many of us it has been years, if not decades, since the last time we have taken any sort of safe driving course.  These courses are designed to teach us all how to drive in the best way possible to avoid an accident, but if you’re twenty or thirty years or more removed from your safe driving courses you may have forgotten some of the strategies that were provided to Read the full article…

A man was recently arrested in Connecticut after he used a slingshot to shoot small balls at cars on Governor’s Highway which ended up shattering the windshield of some vehicles.  This incident is not unlike other incidents that have occurred throughout the state and the country and often lead to New Haven auto accidents because the driver is startled or injured. It can be jarring when you are driving along the road and minding your own business and all of a sudden your vehicle is struck by a flying object.  Sometimes these objects are intentionally thrown or shot at your car, other times it can be a rock that gets turned up by your tire and comes flying at your windshield that will startle you, either way it can definitely be unexpected.  If this does happen to you there is very little you can do to prepare because it happens Read the full article…

If you haven’t been driving in Westville lately you might have missed the traffic calming measures that have been put in place at the intersection of Chapel St. and Yale Avenue.  After the intersection saw 50 New Haven auto accidents in the last three years, city officials determined that it was time to do something about this dangerous stretch of road so they undertook a project that improved the traffic flow. The new traffic calming measures, when viewed from above, look like a peanut, but despite the funny shape, city officials believe it will have a tremendous impact on the safe flow of traffic.  While the old intersection had not seen any fatalities, the 50 accidents in 3 years was alarming and required attention.  Along with shorter pavement for cars to navigate the new shape of the intersection also shortens the distance pedestrians will have to travel to cross the Read the full article…