Slips and falls happen all the time. One moment you are walking into your favorite store and the next you are en route to the ER. In fact, slips and falls are one of the leading causes of catastrophic injuries like spinal cord injuries. If you trip, slip and fall...
When you are involved in an accident, you should be careful about your next steps. One of them is typically reporting it to your insurance company. The other driver may ask you to settle the case between yourselves and leave the insurance companies out of it if they...
It is almost always the drivers involved in a collision who are responsible for a crash occurring. The choices motorists make in traffic have a direct relationship on the potential for a crash. Driving too fast, turning too sharply or failing to communicate with other...
One of the most difficult decisions an adult child faces is deciding if their elderly parent needs a higher level of care than they can provide. While there may be a certain level of guilt, they realize that professional nursing staff members can meet their loved...
What you do after an accident matters – your actions can either strengthen or hurt your claim, and more important than this is your safety. For this reason, you should take calculated steps. But does this include moving your vehicle? Many debates surround moving a...
It often seems like American teenagers are always on their phones. Yet, it isn’t just teens who can’t get enough of screens. Millions of adults in the U.S. do business, stay connected with loved ones, shop and generally remain organized and informed via screens....
Drunk driving crashes are, unfortunately, a common safety concern in Kentucky. Collisions caused by those under the influence remain one of the leading causes of severe injury and death involving motor vehicles. As with most types of collisions, drunk driving crashes...
Wet floors are a distinct possibility in almost every public space. Thus, premises management needs to be on top of this potential safety hazard. Ideally, preventative steps should be taken to reduce the chances of floors becoming wet. When this isn’t possible, one...
It’s important to be very careful when driving near semi-trucks. They pose an extensive danger to people in other vehicles. If there’s an accident between a passenger vehicle and someone in a semi, odds are that the person in the smaller car is going to be more...
Despite what you may have heard, it’s not illegal to drive barefoot – or even in flip-flops – although it probably should be! When it comes to road safety, people often focus on avoiding distractions, following the traffic rules and staying sober. However, an...