Car Accidents

Bad news for those of us in Missouri who value traffic safety: fatalities in car accidents are up significantly in 2021, as are collisions overall. The Missouri Department of Transportation reports 34 deaths in auto accidents as of mid-September. By this time last...

Many individuals are drawn to operating motorcycles for the solitude and the freedom that comes from not having anything separating them from their environment. Riding a motorcycle comes with many dangers, though. One factor that motorcyclists have to worry about is...

Professionals commuting to work and those taking a road trip with family members may want to do more than just focus on driving. Eating at the wheel is a common practice, especially for those making a long driving trip or those who have to commute quite a bit for...

Car crashes range dramatically in scope and scale. There are collisions that occur involving only one car, possibly when someone takes a curve too fast and goes off the road. There are also wrecks that involve dozens of vehicles at once, like when a commercial truck...

Driving defensively and carefully may have its rewards. A driver who adheres to Missouri traffic laws, remains alert to the road and stays in a calm state of mind could avoid accidents. Collisions might be ever-present risks, but drivers should do their part by...

For most people, learning to drive is a rite of passage and a step for passing from adolescence into adulthood. We value the independence that owning a vehicle and driver's license gives us, and take for granted that we will be able to drive safely for the rest of our...

Missouri residents may be wondering what cities see the greatest number of car accidents. A report from the nonprofit Go Safe Labs answered this need with a report ranking the top 10 cities that see the most accidents as well as the top 10 most accident-prone...

Hundreds of people in Missouri and across the U.S. die each year because of drivers who run red lights. Most of the time, it's not these drivers who die in the crash; it's the occupant of another vehicle, a pedestrian or a bicyclist. For a long time, it was understood...

Approximately 328,000 car crashes arise from drowsy driving every year throughout Missouri and the rest of the U.S., according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Of these, around 6,400 are fatal. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recently surveyed 2,003...

Missouri residents may be surprised to learn that approximately 30 people die in car accidents connected to drunk driving every day in the United States. This means that one person dies every 48 minutes. The technology to minimize drunk driving deaths, or possibly...