In seconds, a car crash can happen and cause serious injury. Crashes can be dangerous, regardless of outside circumstances. But not all traffic collisions are created equally, and one type of crash is often deadly. Large truck accidents cause catastrophic injuries, and the occupants of…
Truck drivers are in high demand. Trucking is considered a stable, reliable profession, and it has the potential to be lucrative — some drivers even make six figures. It’s also been ranked one of the worst jobs in America. It is lonely, grueling work that…
While thousands of working truckers head down America’s highways on any given day, even more are on the roads this time of year. Drivers in other vehicles should always keep in mind the need to use extra caution when driving around large trucks, each weighing…
The commercial trucking industry is among the most vital in the United States. Dedicated drivers leave their families for long stretches, transporting 80% of all cargo in America – four times as much as rail, air, water, and pipeline combined. And large truck driving is…
Uber Health, which was originally launched in March 2018, is a transportation accessibility program designed to help Medicaid patients make it to their doctors’ appointments. Lyft launched a similar program soon afterwards, partnering with Allscripts and 180,000 doctors in the nation. Here’s how these programs…
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The Ride Share Law Group website recently reported that a self-driving Uber vehicle being tested on the roads of Arizona struck and killed a woman. While there was a human driver in the car, the vehicle was in autonomous mode. According to the article, the…
John Townsend, a spokesman for American Automobile Association (AAA) mid-Atlantic recently declared Indian Head Highway in Prince George County (Maryland Route 210) as one of the most dangerous stretches of road in the Washington D.C. area. He continued by saying that it’s straight and fairly…
On Thursday, March 2nd, a usually quiet, northeast area of our Nation’s capital bore witness to a very unfortunate event. Some have called what transpired an act of road rage and others simply labeled it as a straightforward case of aggravated assault, but, regardless of…
For many of us, the traditional four-day weekend that celebrates Thanksgiving in the U.S. brings about more than turkey leftovers, football watching and afternoon naps. It’s also when many states begin a long-running campaign to halt the practice of holiday drinking and driving. As police…
All across the D.C. metro area, fatalities of people on foot are up—and there’s every indication that this disturbing trend will continue unless substantial efforts are made by both walkers and drivers alike to change how our roads are shared. According to local police agencies,…
