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The holidays are here, and for many, winter festivities begin by retrieving heavy boxes marked “Christmas” from the attic.Between holiday shopping for your loved ones and competing with your neighbors for the brightest outdoor light display, you might feel rushed while getting your house up to par for Good Ol’ Saint Nick. But the time-honored […]

No Time for Driver Negligence The end of Daylight Savings Time (DST) in New England comes on the heels of Halloween, after the topic of child pedestrian safety is still fresh in the minds of many parents. The time change also shrouds neighborhoods in the afternoon and evening hours with dark skies, when children are […]

Are You Still Suffering From Whiplash Neck Pain? It’s quite common to experience some type of neck pain and stiffness following a car accident. Just the sheer force of impact can cause the entire body to tighten, let alone cause neck injuries that may not become evident for days, weeks, even months after the accident. […]

What do you do following a car accident?While the immediate steps may come to mind – pulling off to the side of the road, filing a police report and exchanging insurance information with the other parties – what about your injuries? It can be easy to disregard them in the confusion and shock, but your […]

Distracted Driving is No Accident In 2016, a New York City nonprofit, Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets, created a hashtag campaign “Crash, Not Accident” or #crashnotaccident. The word “accident” has been used reflexively and it’s no coincidence. Dating back to the industrial revolution, manufacturing juggernauts encouraged the word “accident” to be used by […]

America’s Opioid Epidemic You’ve likely read and heard many statistics about texting and driving – an epidemic that is unnecessarily claiming thousands of lives each year.And now, there is another increasing threat to our roads, school zones and crosswalks: opioids. Opioids are prescription painkillers that are odorless, widely prescribed, legal and much easier to conceal […]

Summer is officially here, and warmer weather calls for more outside activities. More and more Connecticut residents can be found on their bikes getting some exercise in and enjoying the weekends. There’s no better time to talk about four of Connecticut’s safest bike trails to enjoy with your family and loved ones. Are you doing […]

What’s in a color? Most people have a favorite, but should your favorite color necessarily be the shade of car you drive? Or, does the color of your car put you at a higher risk for an accident? Car Color And Accident Rates A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences […]

Getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol is never acceptable. Though it’s universally known that drunk driving is illegal and extremely dangerous, a problem still exists. For instance, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), recently reported that every two minutes, a person is injured in a drunk driving collision.  A recent study conducted by BackgroundChecks.org ranked […]