Let’s consider six common road congestion-related accidents and what you can personally do to prevent causing them. Rush hour, which refers to the part of the day when most people commute to work or home, is a leading cause of road congestion. Unfortunately, road congestion increases the risk of St. Louis auto accidents. Let’s consider …
Road rage is not only dangerous; it can also be fatal. Here are a few things you can do to stay safe. Aggressive drivers are common on the streets of St. Louis, and so is road rage. Aggressive driving is unsafe, and road rage can be fatal. For example, one St. Louis man was killed …
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), roughly 66% of car accident fatalities are caused by aggressive driving. Imagine, it’s a nice day in Missouri and you’re in your car, driving. Perhaps you’re going to work; maybe you’re off visiting a friend or you just want to take a nice relaxing drive. Everything’s …
Many people are still suspicious of the life-saving potential that self-driving cars have, pointing to the fatalities that involve this type of vehicle. Whether it is because of distracted driving, driving under the influence, road rage, substance abuse, drowsy driving, speeding or simply a bad decision at the wrong moment, most serious car accidents are …
Learn to recognize emotional driving and stop it before it gets the best of you. Auto accidents often begin with one or more drivers feeling some type of intense emotion, such as anger. The danger of these scenarios is that this mental state generally leads to poor decision-making, which in turn may cause an accident. …
Anyone can encounter an aggressive driver on the road. It is important to stay calm and keep driving safely. Ever encountered someone driving head-on in your lane at 70mph on a highway with one lane in each direction? These drivers are the reason why we often get nervous approaching a slight hill or a curve. …