Despite driving fewer miles, more people died in auto accidents this year, on average, than in 2019 according to National Safety Council data. Reckless, impaired and distracted driving are mostly to blame: police officers have caught more people speeding, sometimes in...
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Why isn’t the number of traffic deaths going down?
For the third-straight year, about 40,000 people in the United States have died in vehicle crashes. This is the longest streak of fatalities in the 40K range since the Great Recession. According to a new report from the National Safety Council (NSC), our...
What is whiplash?
If you've ever gotten rear-ended in a car collision, you may have experienced the head and neck pain commonly known as whiplash. Although lawyers typically refer to this injury as a cervical strain, neck strain or myofascial injury, the term refers to a range of...
Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage: why you need it
In California, we're required to have at least a minimum amount of auto insurance: $15,000 in liability insurance for injury/death to one person, $30,000 for injury/death for more than one person, and $5,000 for damage to property. Even though it's required, about 14...
Post Traumatic Stress and Auto Accidents
Many of us associate post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with military veterans, but it can happen to anyone that experiences a traumatic event, including auto accidents and bicycle crashes. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) reports that traffic...
