June 13, 2013 Data from the North Carolina Department of Transportation shows that in 2011, a total of 1,208 people were killed in motor vehicle collisions. Another 106,963 suffered North Carolina Car Accident Injuries. Almost 35 percent of those crashes were caused by speed, and a large portion of fatal accidents involved motorists who were …
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Teens overwhelmingly disapprove of this app, which makes parents like it all the more. Canary is an app designed to keep teens and young adults safer by discouraging talking or texting while driving, providing a a digital fence of approved travel areas, and other precautions to give parents peace of mind. Here’s how the …
May 16, 2013 Last Friday, a Charlotte, North Carolina, development company was ordered by a Mecklenburg County jury to pay the families of the three victims of a fatal North Carolina Car Accident $6 million in damages. The case stemmed from a crash that occurred on April 4, 2009, along N.C. 49, just south of …
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The Honda Fit wasn’t quite fit for sale. This week, Honda announced that it is recalling about 44,000 of its 2012 and 2013 model year Fit Sport cars. The reason has to do with the car’s electronic stability control system, and the fix may be as simple as reprogramming the software. According to an article …
April 25, 2013 Distracted driving is a major problem on North Carolina’s roadways today. The North Carolina Department of Transportation estimates that around 276 residents were injured and two others were killed last year as a result of a North Carolina Car Crash that was caused by the behavior. Such a high number of accidents …
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Here are some sobering numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Nearly 70% of Americans ages 18 to 64 report chatting on phones while driving in the past 30 days About 30% of Americans ages 18 to 64 report sending a text message while driving Since the last CDC report, 10 states …
January 17, 2013 A trend of declining motor vehicle fatalities ended with 2012 in North Carolina. The Charlotte News & Observer explained that last year saw a total of 1,224 North Carolina car accident fatalities, which was a 1.3 percent increase over the previous year’s total. Experts say the slight increase could be attributed to improvements in …
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January 10, 2013 Studies have shown that the condition a road is in may be one of the most important factors in working to prevent motor vehicle accidents in the United States, considering research from the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) showed defective highway design, poor conditions, or lack of maintenance contributed to …
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August 16, 2012 The purpose of North Carolina’s “Move Over Law” was made clear earlier this week when an accident between a Raleigh Police Department squad car and an SUV left the officer and other driver both injured. The Raleigh News & Observer reports the accident occurred around 5:00 p.m. Monday at the corner of …
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What do you fear most about driving in North Carolina? I have friends who refuse to drive anywhere in the Triangle from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm because of the extreme traffic on most of the major roadways… and I have been known to go out of my way to avoid driving on I-40 between …