Safety

Safety in Car Accidents

• 11 Key Safety Tips: Moving Van

  Driving a fully loaded moving truck is challenging for people unaccustomed to large, heavy vehicles. This guide walks through practical safety steps to take before, during, and after a move, beginning with how to load a truck properly: place heavy items along the bottom, back, and sides with weight evenly distributed, and keep lighter, fragile objects on top to maintain the vehicle's balance and control.

• 4 Essential Tips for National Safety Month

  The National Safety Council designated June as National Safety Month in 1996 to raise awareness of summertime safety and health risks. This post offers practical seasonal tips: supervise children around water and keep CPR-trained adults and rescue gear nearby, wear bicycle helmets, limit sun exposure during peak UV hours while staying hydrated and using sunscreen, and guard against mosquitoes and other warm-weather hazards.

• Are SUVs Safer Than Passenger Cars?

  SUVs are commonly marketed as safer than passenger cars, but this guide explains that the picture is more complicated. While SUVs offer better crash protection due to size and weight, the body cites research indicating occupants face a higher fatality risk, SUVs roll over more often, and their height makes pedestrian injuries more severe. It also reviews SUV safety features, accident types, and common injuries.

• Defensive Driving for Motorcycle Riders

  This page shares defensive-driving tips to help motorcycle riders reduce crash risk and limit injuries. It covers wearing protective gear such as a properly fitted helmet, abrasion-resistant jacket, gloves, long pants, and sturdy boots, and staying visible through brightly colored or reflective clothing. The full list outlines ten tips, including maintaining safe distance from other vehicles.

• Do Car Accidents Occur More Frequently During Summer?

  Car accidents happen year-round, but several summer factors raise crash risk. This page outlines five: more drunk driving around social gatherings and holidays like the Fourth of July, increased road construction creating detours and hazards, the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer when more inexperienced teen drivers are on the road, heavier road congestion that fuels frustration, and heat affecting car functionality.

• Holiday Road Trip Safety Tips

  With more drivers on the road during the holidays, this page offers safety tips for holiday travel. It recommends checking your vehicle's maintenance before leaving, allowing extra time so you are not tempted to speed, planning your route in advance, obeying posted signs and traffic laws (especially in unfamiliar states), and never driving under the influence by arranging a designated driver or public transportation.

• How Common Are Pedestrian Accidents During Halloween?

  Pedestrian accidents are more common on Halloween night than other nights: a study found the risk of a fatal pedestrian accident is 43% higher, with children more than twice as likely to be involved. Distracted, texting, and drunk driving are leading causes, and the day of the week Halloween falls on affects the crash rate.

• How Do You Avoid Teen Driver Crashes?

  Teen drivers crash far more often than experienced drivers and make up a disproportionate share of driver deaths, largely due to inexperience and distraction. This guide reviews the most common teen-driver accidents, including rear-end collisions, single-vehicle crashes, and intersection accidents, and explains why each tends to happen. Understanding these patterns can help teens and parents focus on the skills and awareness that prevent them.

• How to keep children safe during Halloween from pedestrian accidents

  Pedestrian accidents are more common on Halloween, especially for children. Parents can reduce the risk by talking to children about road safety, creating a detailed route and schedule for older kids, organizing daytime Halloween activities since most pedestrian accidents happen at night, and accompanying younger children while trick-or-treating.

• How To Make Night Driving Safer

  Driving at night carries a higher crash risk than daytime driving, largely because limited visibility leaves less time to detect hazards. This guide reviews when fatal nighttime crashes most often occur by season and outlines common night-driving risks such as compromised vision and driver fatigue. It offers practical tips to help you stay alert and reduce your chances of a serious crash after dark.

• How To Stay Safe on College Spring Break Vacations

  Spring break packs young people, alcohol, and late nights together, raising the odds of injury accidents. This guide outlines common spring-break mishaps, including slip-and-falls, boating and aquatic accidents, vehicle crashes, and winter-sport injuries. It offers general and travel safety tips, such as planning your route and trip in advance, so students and parents can reduce risks and enjoy the break with fewer worries.

• Is It Safe to Drive with Your Pet in the Car?

  This page examines the safety of driving with pets. It notes that most dog owners leave pets unrestrained, which can be dangerous in a crash and distracting while driving, and that cats can create hazards by crawling under seats or into the dashboard. It recommends driving safely with pets by using a pet restraint system and keeping the animal comfortable.

• Keeping Teen Drivers Safe During Summer’s Deadliest Days

  During the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer between Memorial Day and Labor Day, fatal teen accidents rise sharply, the page notes, citing a cited figure of a 26% increase. It offers three tips for parents: only let teens drive in safe conditions such as daylight and good weather, limit passengers, and emphasize the dangers of impaired driving while staying a safe place for teens to turn.

• Summer Safety Tips to Avoid Causing Accidents

  Summer's outdoor activities bring a higher risk of accidents and injuries, especially amid Louisiana's crowds and heat. This guide from Trey Morris Injury Lawyers Injury Lawyers shares seasonal safety tips covering pool use and bicycling. It stresses close supervision of children around water, since drowning can happen in seconds, and staying alert while biking, citing reported figures on childhood drowning deaths and bicycle fatalities in Louisiana.

• What to Always Carry in Your Car in the Case of a Car Wreck

  A well-stocked safety and repair kit can keep you prepared, safe, and comfortable if your car breaks down or you are in a wreck. This guide lists essential items to keep in your vehicle, including a first-aid kit, maps or backup navigation, a toolkit with a spare tire and jumper cables, and pen and paper for recording details after a collision. These basics help you handle roadside emergencies.

• What To Do if You’re Hydroplaning

  Hydroplaning happens when a layer of water builds between your tires and the road, leaving the car with no traction and sliding in whatever direction the wheels last pointed. It is common in spring and fall rain, worsened by worn tires, excess speed, inexperience, and poorly drained roads. This guide explains what hydroplaning is, why it occurs, and how to avoid putting yourself in the situation.

• Why Are Teenage Drivers More Likely to Cause Accidents?

  Teenage drivers have much higher motor vehicle accident rates than older drivers, driven by inexperience and still-developing judgment. This guide explains the challenges new drivers face during their first years on the road and reviews common risk factors, including distracted driving. Understanding these factors helps teens and parents work together on safer driving habits during a critical learning period.

• Why Investing in a Dashcam Could Save Your Claim

  A dashcam can help protect you after a crash by recording what actually happened on the road. This page outlines three benefits: footage serves as concrete evidence for insurers and police when determining fault, it can deter and disprove fraudulent claims filed against you, and it adds a layer of security by capturing activity around your parked or moving vehicle.

• Why You Should Have Your Vehicle Serviced Before Winter

  Cold weather drains car batteries, freezes coolant, and thickens engine oil, raising the risk of breakdowns and crashes across Louisiana and Texas. Testing the battery, checking antifreeze, changing the oil, and inspecting tires before freezing conditions arrive keeps a vehicle running safely through Southern winter weather.

• Your Guide to Avoiding Accidents on the Road

  Even careful drivers face conditions that make collisions more likely. This guide offers accident-prevention tips for everyday driving, including being predictable by following the rules of the road and signaling, and not assuming how other drivers will behave, such as waiting a few seconds after a light turns green in case someone runs the red. The focus is practical defensive-driving habits.