If you’re looking to buy your first home, one of the agreements you’ll need to sign is a real estate purchase agreement. It’s essential that you understand your legal rights and obligations as set by this agreement before you sign, or else you may find it’s difficult...
A motorcyclist faces a lot of hazards. If the weather turns, they have little protection. Their small bikes may be missed in blind spots. Many people don’t expect to see bikes and don’t understand how to drive around them. The list goes on and on. One thing that is...
Motor vehicle collisions happen every day around New York, and the vast majority of them could be prevented if drivers were just a little bit more careful. Despite the inherent risks of driving, most people treat it like a stressful burden, multitasking at the wheel...
Considering how aggressive New York drivers are believed to be, walking to where you want to go might seems safer than driving or getting in a taxi. It can be cost-effective to walk instead of needing to maintain a vehicle and pay for parking. Additionally, walking...
For teenagers, getting their driver's license is a coming-of-age ritual that they may have waited for impatiently for years. For adults, a teen driver getting their license is a source of anxiety and expense. You either need to buy your teenager a safe beginner's...
What do the following accident and injury scenarios have in common? Automobile Driver Collides with a Pedestrian Medical Doctor Botches a Surgery Poorly Designed SUV Rolls Over on the Interstate Customer Is Assaulted in a Poorly Lit Parking Lot The answer is that any...
The vision of driving down a country road, atop a large motorcycle, with the wind blowing through your hair is an attractive one for many people, and the number of motorcycles on America’s highways is growing. Although motorcycles share the road with cars and trucks,...
A lawsuit is how most legal disputes are settled. But due to the explosion of forced arbitration, the option of a lawsuit is being made increasingly unavailable to consumers. In arbitration, a case is decided by an arbitrator instead of by a judge or jury. Arbitration...
The Stats When a pedestrian and a car collide, the pedestrian is always the loser. In 2009, about 5,900 pedestrians lost their lives in such collisions in the United States, or one every 90 minutes. These deaths account for 11% of all fatalities involving motor...
Childhood is supposed to be a time of joy and play, but the sad fact of the matter is that the toys children play with can often be dangerous. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) handles toy recalls and in 2007 ordered 45 million toys to be recalled. More...