Unless you are getting all your news from niche websites about autonomous vehicle technology, where everyone raves that driverless vehicles are the wave of the future, you have probably figured out that we are several decades away from a road system in which all or most of the cars have no one driving them except… Read More
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Wrong-Way Crash on I-10 in Acadia Parish Leads to Three Fatalities
When you took driver’s ed before getting a driver’s license, you probably learned some scary statistics about the speeds at which motor vehicle collisions are and are not survivable. In reality, though, it is not quite that simple. The speed that the vehicles were traveling at the time of impact is only one of the… Read More
You can Win a Car Accident Lawsuit Even if it Was Partly Your Fault
Whenever you tell your family, your co-workers, the police, or even the insurance company about a car accident in which you were involved, you probably put a lot of effort into convincing the listener that the accident was not your fault. No matter how skilled you are in rhetoric, you probably will not be successful,… Read More
The Most Important Words to Say to the Insurance Company: “Talk to My Lawyer
The Most Important Words to Say to the Insurance Company: “Talk to My Lawyer” Phone conversations with insurance companies are a normal part of the aftermath of a car accident. You call your own insurance company to make a claim shortly after the accident. You might get a letter in the mail a few weeks… Read More
Seat Belts Save Lives: Cautionary Tales From Louisiana
Seat Belts Save Lives: Cautionary Tales From Louisiana None of the high-tech safety features in your car have done as much to prevent fatalities and reduce the seriousness of injuries sustained in car accidents as the humble seat belt. If you ride in a car without wearing a seat belt, you are increasing the risk… Read More
How Safe are the Safety Features in Your Car, Anyway?
Every year, car manufacturers advertise the new features of their cars which, they claim, are even safer than last year’s safety features. Some improvements to the design of cars, such as seat belts that fit across the hips and upper body, have made a big difference, but what about everything else? You do not have… Read More
Facts and Statistics About Railway Crossing Safety in Louisiana
Hardly anyone alive today is old enough to remember when silent films were a sought-after form of entertainment, but a few stereotypes about films of that era still loom large in the popular imagination. One of them is of a villain tying a woman to a train track and the hero rescuing her just in… Read More
Can You File a Car Accident Lawsuit if Only One Vehicle Was Involved in the Accident?
If you are considering seeking damages for the injuries you suffered in a car accident, you have probably been researching lawyers’ websites and watching videos on YouTube. Most of the examples you find in your preliminary research probably involve two-vehicle accidents, where the driver who was not at fault sues the at-fault driver. What happens… Read More
Does Lidar Technology in Cars Make Driving Safer or More Dangerous?
Given that most of this year’s holiday shopping is taking place online, you are probably doing even more research than usual about which consumer technology product to buy for the gadget enthusiast in your life. For example, if your dad bought a windshield-mounted GPS device back in 2004 and delighted in how the British lady’s… Read More
Asbestos in Soil: When Should You Worry?
Although asbestos has been banned as a component to be put into newly manufactured products, it is still prevalent and very dangerous. It is true that laws passed in the 1980s to protect construction workers and other members of the public from asbestos exposure have greatly reduced the risk and incidence of cancer related to… Read More