Soon all the ghouls and goblins will roaming the street, going to Halloween costume parties and trick or treating with their friends through neighborhoods across the country. People will be dressed up in costume of their favorite superhero or scary creatures as they walk through the town. This is also the time to be on high alert, whether you are driving or a pedestrian. Accidents can happen easily especially when costumes are involved. [Read more…]
7 Ways to Becoming A Safe Driver
The new year has begun! Everyone has put 2014 in the books and wants to start 2015 off right. Whether it is to get rid of an old habit, improving an existing habit or making a change to increase healthy living, everyone makes a new year’s resolution. At Ginarte we would like to challenge everyone to take part in our New Year’s Resolution, by becoming a safer driver in 2015.
Are Hands Free Devices Really Safe?
Technology is advancing at a faster rate than we can handle. Every couple of months. New technology is appearing. The latest is wearable technology, i.e., Google glasses. We have not yet mastered using cell phones while driving. We should not be using cell phones while driving. Do hands free devices make it any safer?
Cell Phones: Great Consumer Invention or Another Cause of Physical Injury or Death
The existence of wireless devices can be traced back to as early as 1908. Oakland Transcontinental Aerial Telephone and Power Company claimed to have developed wireless technology but never started production. Wireless networks as we know them today really started in the mid 1980’s. [Read more…]
When Is The Right Time To File A Personal Injury Lawsuit?
Many people believe they can wait up to two years after an accident before filing a personal injury lawsuit. However, people are often surprised to learn that when bringing a claim for personal injuries against a public entity or an agent or employee of a public entity, that they must give proper notice of the claim within 90 days of their accident or injury or they may have forever waived their rights to bring a lawsuit and receive compensation. [Read more…]
Distracted Driving Tops List of Factors in New Jersey Car Crashes
Distracted driving is the No. 1 contributing factor in car accidents, according to the New Jersey Attorney General’s office. [Read more…]
N.Y. Lawmakers Consider Banning Google Glass Behind the Wheel
Technology is no longer limited to the dashboards of our vehicles or the phones in our pockets. Google Glass is the latest example of this, where drivers can wear their technology while cruising down the road. But lawmakers in New York are concerned about the safety of such a potentially distracting device, and are considering laws to limit or ban its use by drivers. [Read more…]
Should Google Glass Be Banned on NY/NJ Roads?
With distracted driving at the forefront of many road safety campaigns across the nation, Google Glass couldn’t pick a more interesting time to go public. The wearable computer devices will be made available to the general population sometime this year, and lawmakers in at least eight states have proposed bills to limit the use of Google Glass while driving. [Read more…]
Should Reckless Driving and Distracted Driving Be Penalized Like Drunk Driving?
There was a time when the majority of people turned a blind eye to intoxicated drivers and when it was more socially acceptable to drink and drive. Drunk driving laws were not always so well accepted, and people who chose to drive after drinking were often given a sort of free pass. Now, times have changed. A recent editorial in the NY Times says we are at the same point with distracted and reckless driving and that people need to recognize that distracted drivers are responsible for the harm they cause, even if it was unintentional. Is it time to penalize distracted drivers in the same way we do those who cause accidents while drunk? [Read more…]
Are ‘Connected Cars’ the Future of Distracted Driving?
When we talk about distracted driving, the discussion often centers on the use of phones while behind the wheel. But what if carmakers and phone companies come together to make cars that do everything your smartphone does and more — making them “smartphones on four wheels.” Would the number of distracted driving accidents rise or fall? [Read more…]