You are a safe driver with a good driving record but your insurance rates are higher than you think they should be. The truth is your insurance company looks at more than just your traffic tickets and accident history when determining the value of your policy, and not...
truck accidents
What happens if you collide with a driverless car?
Now that the State of California has approved a pilot program for driverless cars that will transport riders, you may have some big questions. You might wonder, although the program originated in the Bay Area when these vehicles will end up around Los Angeles as well?...
YouTube personality livestreams his own accident while driving
A video blogger got more than he bargained for when he was filming himself driving along a desert road. In the process, he may have delivered a somewhat memorable example of what can happen when you engage in distracted driving. The actor behind the popular...
Accidents with FedEx trucks
Have you been in an accident with a FedEx truck? There are a lot of common reasons behind delivery truck accidents -- but there are a few things in particular about FedEx trucks that you need to keep in mind after an accident. The driver may not work for FedEx In...
Common causes of California truck accidents
Almost everywhere you look there are trucks on the roads. You won't have to drive too far to pass a truck, have one start following you or have one pull in front of you down the road. Because of the sheer volume of vehicles on the roads, trucking accidents are all too...
Use these 3 tips to avoid truck accidents
If you're like a lot of drivers, rolling down the highway next to a bunch of big rigs is not your favorite way to travel. It can be scary being the little guy on the road. Passenger cars have a significant disadvantage when it comes to accidents with commercial...
What causes the most fatalities in large truck crashes?
When a passenger vehicle and a large truck collide, the occupants of the passenger vehicle are usually the ones who end up seriously injured or killed. It's basic physics: large trucks generally weigh as much as 30 times as the average passenger vehicle. In addition,...
Safety tips for sharing the freeway with large trucks
Data shows that nearly 80 percent of collisions with large trucks are caused by drivers of passenger vehicles. Part of the reason for this is that many drivers never learned how to safely share the road with these big rigs. Read on to learn how you can improve highway...