Auto Safety
Planning a Summer Road Trip? Be Prepared for Post-Pandemic Driving Challenges
The common causes of traffic accidents and deaths are well-known—distraction, congested roadways, reckless driving—to name a few. In March of 2020 when the pandemic began, stay-at-home and shut-down orders emptied roadways of non-essential travelers both in New Jersey and across the country. Logically, one would assume that fewer drivers would lead to fewer accidents and…
Read More3 Stages of Teen Driving in NJ:
Learners, Probationary, and Full Privilege Explained Your teenager is learning to drive! How time flies. We all remember our children pushing around plastic cars or riding their first bicycle. Can’t we go back to that? While it may feel like it is too soon, if your teen is obtaining a New Jersey Driver’s License, they…
Read More#SaveYourSelfie: A Movement to End Distracted Driving
Between 2004 and 2013, the state of New Jersey experienced nearly 1.4 million motor vehicle accidents involving a distracted driver. These accidents resulted in more than 1,600 deaths and thousands more injuries. These staggering statistics encouraged New Jersey lawmakers to take action—as of July 1, 2014 the fines for talking or texting on a cell…
Read MoreThe Most Common Causes of Car Accidents
Car accidents happen everywhere, every day. Most people at least know someone who has been in a car accident if they, themselves have not. If you have been in an accident and are reading this, consider yourself lucky: approximately 1.2 million people die every year from car accidents, and by the year 2020 that number…
Read MoreDistracted Driving Dangers
Philadelphia Insurance has created a short training video on the perils of distracted driving. This has become a serious problem, especially amongst young drivers. Please send this blog post to any young driver, and access the video at https://www.phly.com/Campaign/SafeDriving.aspx.
Read MoreThe Risks of Distracted Driving
Operating a car while distracted – by dialing a cell phone, texting, or even picking up a dropped object in the car – increases the chance of getting into an accident by a factor of 23. Travelers has put together a short video explaining the risks and hazards of distracted driving at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu27tdKJc5U&list=SPsPkdc_BejTgaurMLCAK1cl6C2rBL0D9d
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