As we detailed earlier this month, April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month.  It is a time when we can focus on the most important ways you can keep yourself and your passengers safe while you’re behind the wheel.  Being distracted while driving is one of the most serious ways you can get into a New Haven auto accident and in almost all cases it can be prevented. While many people when they talk about distracted driving focus primarily on your phone and how it can become problematic while you’re driving, your phone is not, by far, the only thing that can distract you while you’re driving.  There are actually quite a few things that can distract you while you’re driving, even just your own thoughts in your head can be distracting.  Today we’re going to focus on one of those things that you may not think about when you’re worrying Read the full article…

Who doesn’t love a big, heaping scoop of ice cream on a warm spring day?  It’s hard to resist a trip to Ashley’s or any other local ice cream shop that scoops up pure perfection on a cone.  The only thing about ice cream is that, especially when it’s not super hot outside many people like to order it and then drive home with the cone dripping down their fingers and getting the steering wheel sticky.  Talk about a distraction that could lead to getting you into a New Haven auto accident. Ice cream is not the only food that can be a distraction when you’re driving.  In fact, all food can be a distraction and you should avoid eating while driving at all costs.  While it may not always be avoidable as you are busy and there is a reason they have drive throughs at a lot of your Read the full article…

In an effort to get drivers to put their phones down and pay attention to the road the National Safety Council has put together an entire month dedicated to distracted driving awareness.  Each April, we take some time to focus on this incredibly dangerous behavior behind the wheel to help keep you and your passengers safe.  Spread the word and tell your friends this month and every month that the best way to avoid a New Haven auto accident is to avoid distraction while driving. There are a variety of ways you can be distracted when you’re behind the wheel and all month long we will be reviewing each of those in great detail, but today we’re going to focus on the biggest distraction of them all, your cellphone.  A cellphone is a wonderful tool to keep you connected wherever you go, but it can also be a major distraction Read the full article…

In a recent Facebook post, the drummer for the band Talking Heads detailed an incident that occurred in which he and a passenger in his car was injured due to a drunk driver.  There is relief in reading the post that neither of the two were injured too badly, but it is an important reminder that dangers lurk on the streets of every city and town in the state of Connecticut.  The accident involved a drunk driver who was driving the wrong way down the road.  The collision was head on and could have resulted in even more significant damage then it did. Whether you’re a rock star or an individual just trying to make it to work safely you can be injured too.  Here are some friendly reminders to make sure that you are doing everything you can to avoid a New Haven auto accident and things you can do Read the full article…