Wearing a Seat Belt in the Backseat

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Some individuals are under the wrong impression that backseat passengers are safer than those in the front. There are plenty of signs on the highways informing us about road safety. However, many individuals riding in the backseat still tend to neglect the basic safety requirement of buckling their seat belt. They are often under the …

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Updated: June 5, 2019

Wrongful Death Claims Arising from Auto Accidents

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In the United States of America, a fatal car accident occurs every 12 minutes. This depicts the alarming state of affairs as far as road safety is concerned. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reported that in the US about 35,000 people get killed in car accidents every year. Moreover, there has been …

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Updated: March 30, 2018

St Louis Missouri Traffic Deaths Increased in 2016

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Estimates indicate that, for the second year in a row, traffic deaths are on the rise. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently reported that Missouri has exceeded 900 traffic deaths in 2016 which is approximately 12% more than 2015. Based on the estimates of 2016, it is shown that in the first 9 months, 27,875 people …

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Updated: January 17, 2019

Traffic Fatalities on the Rise

Recent data from the National Safety Council (NSC) has revealed some grim facts about traffic fatalities. The data shows an increase in traffic deaths by 6 percent in 2016. This, when combined with the 14 percent increase in 2015, means that the number of traffic fatalities in the past two years has shown the  most …

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Updated: June 20, 2018