The Governor’s Highway Safety Association recently released a study that found pedestrian fatalities are up 50% between 2009 and 2018. While other statistics involving driving fatalities hold steady or dip, the pedestrian deaths rose to the highest national number...
Month: August 2020
Pedestrian fatalities continue to rise nationally
The Governor’s Highway Safety Association recently released a study that found pedestrian fatalities are up 50% between 2009 and 2018. While other statistics involving driving fatalities hold steady or dip, the pedestrian deaths rose to the highest national number...
Start seeing motorcycles and saving lives
As summer winds down, motorcyclists take to Indiana’s scenic roads for one last right before the bike goes to the garage. Midwestern roadways make for beautiful road trips for bikers, whether joyriding along the Ohio River or heading north to Big Oaks. Motorists can...
Start seeing motorcycles and saving lives
As summer winds down, motorcyclists take to Indiana’s scenic roads for one last right before the bike goes to the garage. Midwestern roadways make for beautiful road trips for bikers, whether joyriding along the Ohio River or heading north to Big Oaks. Motorists can...
Social Security Administration adds new compassionate allowances
In August 2020, Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul announced the expansion of their Compassionate Allowances program. This recent move allows the Social Security Administration (SSA) to help thousands of Americans in need by adding five new diseases to the...
The hidden dangers of flooded roads
As late summer storms begin to cross the Midwest, rising water levels present hidden dangers for Indiana residents. Puddles may seem harmless, but standing water can have devastating effects on streets and sidewalks alike. Particularly, Indiana’s drivers must beware...
Most motorcycle fatalities occur in daylight
Motorcyclists must be extra vigilant when driving on streets and highways. All it takes is one absent-minded, distracted or law-breaking motorist to disrupt a routine or joyful ride. What we continue to know is that other motorists often are not aware of...
Why field sobriety tests are not accurate
No one wants impaired drivers on the road. And none of us want to be wrongfully convicted of a crime we did not commit. The field sobriety test (FST) was developed by the National Highway and Safety Administration to detect impairment in drivers. Even when this test...
Focus on the future with divorce mediation
For the past twenty years, using mediation to draft a divorce agreement has become increasingly popular. This private process takes a civil dispute out of the courtroom and places the decision-making in the hands of the disputing parties. Mediation offers couples the...
A tired truck driver can be a major hazard to other vehicles
Driving a large truck takes a specific skill set. Truck drivers must undergo hours of training before they are licensed to take a big rig out on the road. However, all of that training means very little when a driver is suffering from fatigue. Many studies have found...
