On November 17, CBS Boston reported that police throughout New England are joining forces in an effort to help prevent auto accident deaths and fatalities during the holiday season. The number of driving-related fatalities rises each year during the period from Thanksgiving Day to New Years Day and six states…
According to a recent analysis, the state’s highway system has a $250 million operation shortfall for next year. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is also facing a near $150 million shortfall, according to the Boston Globe. The Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University conducted the…
On Route 128, between Westwood and Randolph, construction crews have started to open a fourth lane. Motorists will finally have the fallback option of a breakdown lane as that was open and used for rush-hour traffic while construction was underway. It was all a part of a more than $53…
Our Quincy car accident lawyers have blogged about the advancements in connected cars in recent posts. Now, Toyota Motor Corp. is getting in on the action. These connected cars allow vehicles to talk to one another and to talk to the roadways to help to avoid car accidents. According to…
Officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) have teamed up with FOX’s “Glee” to help to reduce the risks of distracted driving among younger drivers. The country is in the middle of a distracted driving epidemic and younger drivers and text messages are central to the discussion. It’s a…
Staying awake at the wheel — it’s a lot harder than you might think. According to DrowsyDriving.org, there are close to 2,000 people killed every year in these kinds of accidents. Another 70,000 are injured. And these are only the accidents that are reported. Officials believe that many times, drivers…
With the recent change in time, Daylight Saving Time ends. We may have gained an extra hour of sleep but we also face increased risks of car accidents with early darkness. Daylight Saving Time ended on November 4th at 2:00 a.m. With the change in time, we get earlier mornings…
The winter driving season as well as the holiday travel season is here and the risks for car accidents are up because of it. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency is here to help to provide travelers with information for the New England Winter Season, according to the Massachusetts’ Executive Office…
According to CNN, Sandy is no longer a hurricane. She’s a “post-tropical” superstorm. Still, she packed quite the punch on the Jersey Shore and the rest of New England on Monday. “We knew that this was going to be a very dangerous storm, and the storm has met our expectations,”…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that there are close to 2 million car crashes that happen with deer each and every year. These accidents cost roughly $1 billion in vehicle damage and take the lives of close to 200 people. More than 10,000 people annually are seriously…