Stay Safe In Your Lighting Fireworks This Summer

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June 6th, 2022

It’s about that time of the year where birthdays, graduations, 4th of July celebrations, and most any day that ends in Y, somewhere throughout the Elm City you can hear someone lighting fireworks.  It’s a fun and festive way to celebrate a special occasion, but it certainly comes with quite a few risks for injuring yourself and getting into a New Haven personal injury case. According to the Consumer Protection Safety Commission the number of fireworks related injuries and deaths increased dramatically in the most recent survey of this type of report.  The statistics show that between 2019 and 2020 there was a 50% increase in these types of injuries and deaths.  While a somewhat small number of deaths occurred due to fireworks related incidents, 18, any death is too many.  According to the report a staggering 15,600 people were seen in an emergency room setting due to fireworks related Read the full article…

Keep These Three Tips In Mind As We Kick-Off National Dog Bite Awareness Week

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June 5th, 2022

Today marks the beginning of National Dog Bite Awareness week when we all take a few minutes to remember our responsibility as pet owners and remind each other that New Haven dog bite injuries are a real thing and they happen each and every day.  It is so important to take a good look at the practices we are using to secure our pet each and every day so that she/he is not in a position to injure someone. When you are thinking about ways that you can be a good pet owner, one of the first things that should come to mind is your ability to keep your pet safe while also keeping those around you and your pet safe.  If you are doing this, you are doing a large percentage of what is required to be a good pet owner and a good neighbor. If you’re not sure Read the full article…

Safety Tips To Avoid A New Haven Bicycle Accident

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May 23rd, 2022

We’ve already detailed that this month is New Haven Bike Month and to celebrate and bring awareness to this great event we are doing our part to make sure that you are riding your bike safely and avoiding the possibility of a New Haven bicycle accident. By all accounts, the city of New Haven is a very bikeable city.  We have invested in the infrastructure that is necessary to keep cyclists riding safely through our streets such as protected bike lanes and rail trails that allow anyone that wants to to ride safely throughout our city without getting injured.  This is a wonderful thing for cyclists in our city but it does not mean that there isn’t a chance that an accident may happen and those involved may get injured.  Therefore it is critically important that cyclists follow some very easy safety tips to take complete advantage of our safe Read the full article…

Tips To Help Drivers Avoid A New Haven Pedestrian Accident

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May 21st, 2022

As the weather begins to get nicer and nicer, there will be more pedestrians filing into the streets of our city and therefore as a driver it is important that you take the proper safety protocols to help avoid a New Haven pedestrian accident.  By taking steps to be safe around pedestrians, you are doing your part, as a member of the community, to keep our streets safe and flexible for those who choose to walk, bike, or drive the city streets. The most important steps you can take revolve around a crosswalk and how pedestrians should be treated when they are approaching a crosswalk or when they are actively using a crosswalk, so we’re going to focus on making sure that you know, as a driver, how to handle a crosswalk and some of the best things you can do to keep everyone using a crosswalk safe.  There are Read the full article…

A Potentially Rainy Summer Ahead Could Mean More New Haven Motorcycle Accidents

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May 16th, 2022

Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have gone on record and predicted that this summer will be one of the hottest and wettest summers on record for New England.  If you love the heat, you will love this summer, but if you ride motorcycles, it could raise a few red flags for you with all the expected rainfall.  While you’re not guaranteed to get into a New Haven motorcycle accident when it rains, the wet roads certainly don’t help. Not only will the rain make riding difficult, the unpredictability of the weather will be one of the things that motorcycle riders will have to overcome as well.  As anyone who has ever lived in New England knows, if you don’t like the weather you can just wait five minutes and it is likely to change.  Summer is notorious for pop-up thundershowers that may or may not have predicted Read the full article…

3 Things To Do To Avoid A Connecticut Auto Accident In A Work Zone

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May 15th, 2022

Spring is the time of year that more and more road projects are being done throughout the city.  Major and minor projects are being worked on around every turn and this can affect the flow of traffic and also present a real issue as it relates to avoiding a New Haven auto accident.  As today marks the beginning of Public Works Week we wanted to take some time to talk about the things you can do to make sure you stay safe and also keep the workers who are tending to our roads safe as well. Crews will be out throughout the city and neighboring communities in the next few months doing projects as small as patching a pothole or as big as resurfacing an entire stretch of road.  Whatever the project is it can have an impact on the safety and speed at which traffic flows throughout the city.  Read the full article…