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Age and auto accident injuries
Auto accidents can be devastating to people in Kentucky. Cars are huge, heavy machines, and when they collide, the result can be serious injuries. Some age groups are especially prone to car accidents. Senior citizens and teenagers are two groups that are most at risk...
Truck fleets using AEB see reduction in rear-end collisions
Automatic emergency braking and forward-collision warning are set to become standard on all passenger vehicles by 2022, but nothing similar is likely to happen in the commercial trucking industry. Yet many truck fleets in Kentucky and across the U.S. have incorporated...
How ‘attractive nuisances’ can leave homeowners liable
People in Kentucky who are remodeling their homes or adding features like pools, playgrounds and tree houses should be aware that these features could be "attractive nuisances." An attractive nuisance is anything that might lure children onto a property to play...
The impact of turn signals on vehicle safety
You don't control how other drivers on Kentucky roads behave while operating their motor vehicles. However, advanced emergency braking tools and even the color of your car's turn signal can help keep you safe. Signal color is more important that additional brake...
CVSA to hold 2020 Brake Safety Week in August
Truck drivers in Kentucky and throughout the US are supposed to ensure that their brakes are in good working order. Yet many neglect this crucial area and, thus, raise their risk for an accident. During the 2019 International Roadcheck, which is held by the Commercial...
Why businesses structure themselves as LLCs
Individuals who decide to start their own business are faced with a multitude of decisions. In addition to having to decide what, exactly, the company is going to offer, entrepreneurs also have to decide what sort of structure they want to implement for their new...
When a wrongful death lawsuit can or cannot be filed
Filing a wrongful death lawsuit can be hard without knowledge of the Kentucky laws that govern this process. First of all, there is the question of what the statute of limitations is. Here, plaintiffs must file suit within one year after the date of the decedent's...
Pedestrian deaths may have risen 60% from 2009 to 2019
Pedestrian deaths may have reached a 30-year high in 2019 according to a preliminary study from the Governors Highway Safety Administration. Drivers and pedestrians in Kentucky should know that the number of pedestrian deaths has been continually going up since 2009....
Distracted driving auto accident injuries may have 3 catalysts
Distracted driving is a growing problem in Kentucky and across the United States. Driving requires various types of attention, and allowing outside influences to interfere with that can be risky. It can negatively impact a driver and be the catalyst for crashes and...
Almost 7,000 pedestrians killed in 2019 according to GHSA
Pedestrians in Kentucky and around the country are being killed in worryingly large numbers according to a preliminary analysis of traffic accident data conducted by the Governors Highway Safety Administration. The figures estimate that 6,590 pedestrians lost their...
