Spring Temperatures Bring A Chance To Tune Up Your Bike For The First Ride

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March 24th, 2023

It’s been quite a mild winter so maybe this year you were able to get your bicycle out of storage for a few rides in the strangest time of year to be riding, winter.  That’s great news if you are an avid rider, but if you’ve kept your bike in storage and waited for the weather to warm up consistently, it seems you may be in luck because our recent turn of weather looks like it’s time to tune up your bike and get ready for a spring ride. One of the very first things you should do that will go a long way in helping you to avoid a New Haven bicycle accident is to make sure your bike is tuned up and ready to ride safely.  It can be tempting at the first sight of Spring to just pull your bike out and go, but during a few Read the full article…

New Monies Aim To Prevent New Haven Pedestrian Accidents

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March 21st, 2023

The city of New Haven and the state of Connecticut at large have been experiencing a dramatic increase in pedestrian deaths in recent years.  The epidemic of New Haven pedestrian accidents is something that city officials have been working on for sometime now and are beginning to address with updates to the city’s infrastructure. The city is intending to use federal money that was part of a grant to make roads and streets throughout the city safer for those pedestrians who are riding their bikes and walking through the city.  There is a $400,000 grant from the federal government to do this work which will include the following; Narrowing some roads to make it necessary for drivers to slow down to pass.  This will force the issue of encouraging drivers to slow down in certain areas where speed has become an increasing problem and has led to pedestrian accidents in Read the full article…

Complex Truck Accident Involves Bus And No Fatalities

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March 19th, 2023

Earlier this month a tractor trailer truck collided with a CT transit bus and although the crash was quite severe there were only mild injuries and no one was killed.  This is, of course good news, but is also a red flag of warning that this type of accident could have resulted in serious injury or death and when we’re sharing the road with tractor trailers it often results in serious New Haven truck accidents that can leave many injured. Sharing the roads with tractor trailer trucks is a reality of living in our area as it is a very busy thoroughfare for the transit of goods by these vehicles.  It is important that while you are sharing the road with these vehicles that you keep certain safety measures in mind.  While there are many safety measures that have been mandated by legislation for those that are driving the trucks, Read the full article…

Massive List Of Recalls – Is Your Vehicle On The List?

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March 15th, 2023

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is continually issuing recalls on major auto brands throughout the year and a large batch recently should leave you wanting to check the list for your vehicle.  If your vehicle is on the list you should make an appointment to get it resolved immediately so you can be driving a vehicle that does not have any major safety concerns and could lead to a New Haven auto accident. The latest list of recalls includes vehicles from Kia, Hyundai, Toyota, Ford and Nissan.  All told, this list includes nearly 350,000 vehicles with problems that range from loose steering wheels to faulty airbags and everything in between.  Vehicles that are listed under recall are generally necessary to be repaired for the safety of the driver and her/his passengers. If your vehicle is under a recall it is critical that you get it repaired for the Read the full article…

What To Do If You Are In A New Haven Auto Accident With A Building

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March 13th, 2023

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…

These Habits On The Road Are Likely To Cause A New Haven Auto Accident

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March 10th, 2023

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…