dangerous driving habits
New Jersey, Set Your Resolve for a Great 2011
Happy New Year!! Welcome, 2011! Did you already make a New Year’s Resolution? Or maybe two or three? Well, we have some resolutions that you can add to your list, or even adopt as your very own list. (We don’t mind if you steal them. Nobody will tell.) We can feel a lot of pressure to have our lives all tidied up and re-packaged with a bow on January 1. But sometimes just...
Read MoreIn New Jersey It’s Illegal to Have a Car Accident While Sleeping
You don’t drink and drive. You don’t take drugs and drive either. You don’t even answer your cell phone when you’re at the wheel… Most things can wait until you’ve reached your destination. And yet, without any blatant carelessness or ill intent, you could still unknowingly be setting the stage for a serious car wreck. Now that New Jersey has traded in Daylight...
Read MoreWhen Car Wrecks Lead to Workers’ Compensation
New Jersey employers spend countless hours creating and distributing employee safety handbooks. They train their staffs on how to avoid injury on the job. They consult with safety inspectors to make sure they’ve met all the government requirements for a safe workplace. Then they send their employees out onto the road with a cell phone and demand they be available to answer it 24/7. Well,...
Read MoreSafe Driving Lowers Accident Statistics, says Attorney Peter Davis
The State of New Jersey Department of Transportation recorded more than 301,000 auto accidents in 2009. The three counties at the top of the crash list were Bergen with almost 32,000 auto accidents; Middlesex, which reported close to 30,000 accidents; and Essex at just over 28,000. Predictably, these are New Jersey’s most congested metropolitan areas and, also predictably, there were two...
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