Sharing the highway and being a conscientious driver do more than show positive road manners: Good driving behaviors may prevent accidents and save lives. West Virginia commuters who take to the highways benefit from following several established tips to keep...
Studies suggest that about 60% of the motor vehicle accidents in West Virginia and around the country involve a driver with impaired vision. Getting behind the wheel with blurred or restricted vision is so dangerous because drivers make about 90% of their decisions...
West Virginia residents who think that only young drivers become distracted should know that there are three distinct types of distractions: those that take one's eyes off the road, one's hands off the steering wheel and one's mind off of driving. It's clear, then,...
West Virginia highways are particularly dangerous for motorcyclists. Even if you're wearing your helmet, a single mistake can lead to disaster. To make matters worse, countless drivers put motorcyclist's lives in danger by not paying attention when they're on the...
Even a slight momentary distraction could cause a car accident. Sadly, even a vehicle traveling at a low speed might cause a fatality. Drivers would benefit themselves and others by avoiding distractions, something that's not always easy in a modern world reliant on...
A typical commercial truck weighs up to 80,000 pounds while the average passenger vehicle weighs about 4,000 pounds. Therefore, those who are in a passenger vehicle are likely to be injured or killed in a collision with a commercial truck. Commercial trucks that are...
For many drivers in West Virginia, rural roads are not the most familiar types of roads that they have to navigate. This lack of familiarity and experience may wind up raising their risk for a crash whenever they do travel such roads. The fact is that rural roads are...
You live in West Virginia and have a long commute every day to work. This raises your risk for an accident, especially an accident with a truck driver. With the long hours that they put in, it's not surprising that many truckers have to fight off drowsiness: one of...
From Nov. 1 to 8, 2020, the National Sleep Foundation will be holding its annual Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, so drivers in West Virginia should take note. Not enough motorists realize how dangerous it can be to drive drowsy. According to the American Academy of...
West Virginia residents may be interested in the semi-autonomous vehicles that are available, but drivers should be aware of the safety risks that these vehicles pose. The technology in them is not perfect yet as the cameras and sensors may malfunction. The AI...
