Car accidents | February 4, 2016 Have you ever had anyone tell you that it’s against state law to drive without your shoes on? If so, you should know that this is actually just a common myth. It is not against the law in any state to be barefoot while…
Car accidents | January 7, 2016 A Cadillac Escalade flipped over after running into the median in Bartlett, Illinois. It was just a single-car accident, but it still put many people in the hospital, as five passengers and the driver were all hurt. On top of that, an 81-year old…
Car accidents | December 10, 2015 There’s a learning curve with driving, which is why teens are often a high-risk group. They simply don’t have time behind the wheel and they don’t have experience. Classes and sessions with instructors are meant to help them before they’re allowed to drive on…
Car accidents | December 4, 2015 2015 has not been a safe year on the roads in Illinois. Studies have shown that deadly car accidents are on the rise across the state. This is also true in nearby Missouri. In Illinois, there have been a total of 911 fatal wrecks…
Car accidents | November 5, 2015 Car accidents happen for a lot of reasons, but one study claims that most of them come from the same thing: Drivers who eat while they’re behind the wheel. In fact, the study says that eating leads to as many as 80 percent of…
Car accidents | September 17, 2015 A 58-year-old woman was behind the wheel of a car in Chicago when she abruptly drove through two lanes of traffic and left the road; police still don’t know what caused her to do it. Her car bounced up over the curb and then…
Car accidents | July 31, 2015 Recent statistics compiled by the National Safety Council and Chicago-area news reporters indicate that car accidents in Illinois appear to be on an upward trend. In fact, those numbers show that the number of motor vehicle crashes in 2013 increased by 4 percent statewide…
Car accidents | June 25, 2015 The attorney for a family injured by a drunk driver says that an insurance company has failed to compensate victims of that crash. At the heart of the dispute is a November 2011 accident between a drunk driver and a minivan. The two-car accident…
Car accidents | November 22, 2013 Dangerous behavior once associated with young people has begun to spread to older drivers. Smart phone ownership has risen sharply among people over 30. Along with it has come an unfortunate increase in the percentage of older drivers who admit to distracted driving. The…
Car accidents | October 15, 2013 Several studies have confirmed a phenomenon known as illusory superiority. That is the phenomenon that causes relatively high percentages of people to identify themselves as above average. In terms of driving, roughly 80 percent of people consider themselves to be above-average drivers. Some studies…