Fatigue is a common problem for most Americans and can stem from interrupted sleep patterns and demanding work schedules, but what happens when you are overtired and get behind the wheel of a car? According to the Insurance Information Institute, driver fatigue played a significant role in highway deaths in 2018, where over 1,200 people died in car and motorcycle…Read More
It surprises no one that northern states rank among the most dangerous for driving. Northern states are notorious for awful weather and slippery roads, especially during the colder months. However, it turns out that northern states in the Midwest and West have an additional problem: drunk driving. One USA Today article ranked North Dakota as the state with the highest…Read More
If you or a loved one has suffered from injuries while riding a bike, you might wonder what steps you can take to prevent it from happening again. Unfortunately, the only way to avoid bike injuries is not to ride a bike. For bikers who wish to continue riding, helmets do provide some protection. Naturally, helmets do not provide the…Read More
Injuries resulting from a worker crashing into you or otherwise damaging your car may occur because of a number of distractions. From cell phone usage to long work hours, employees on the road are at risk for causing serious accidents. Types Of Distractions According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, searching for directions on your phone or replying…Read More
When young children are hurt in motor vehicle collisions, they face many different hardships, from those which affect their mobility and cause a lot of pain to problems in school and emotional hurdles. If you have a young child who was recently hurt in a traffic accident, you need to do everything in your power to help them recover. For…Read More
We all know getting a good night’s sleep is beneficial for our health. However, it is also good for the safety of ourselves and the safety of others — especially on the road. Drowsy driving is a major cause of car accidents in Billings and across the U.S. How Big Is The Drowsy Driving Problem? According to estimates from the…Read More
One of a motorist’s principal duties is to keep track of other vehicles on the road. This duty is especially important when it comes to motorcycles. Motorcycles are small, and they have a narrow profile compared to automobiles and trucks. They can be difficult to spot in a rearview mirror. Conversely, a motorcycle operator must take special care to avoid…Read More
Like most other states, Montana has laws under which a victim can seek punitive damages from the person, or business, responsible for her injuries. As the name implies, punitive damages are designed to punish the person who acted carelessly and caused an injury. In other words, punitive damages send a message to both the responsible person and the public that…Read More
Parents of Billings area teens know that their children do not always make the best decisions. Luckily, most of the time the bad decisions they do make do not get them into serious trouble. But occasionally a teen makes a poor decision that affects others. One such instance is when a teen driver engages in a distracting activity which can…Read More
Self-driving vehicles have been heralded as eliminating driver error and providing a safe transportation future. But autonomous vehicles may prevent only a third of all car accidents if their automated systems work too much like humans, according to a recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study. Motorist error is the final failure in the sequence of events leading to over…Read More