Legal Insights
Safety tips, accident prevention, and seasonal hazard awareness.
57 articles in Safety & Prevention
The winter months in Ohio come with significant ice and snow, which can lead to treacherous driving conditions. It’s critical to understand a few safe winter driving tips.\r\n\r\nEven though snow plows are able to clear most of the snow and ice, they typically can’t get it all. Side streets are ofte
Read Article →
A growing consumer trend is an interest in semi-autonomous cars. Semi-autonomous vehicles, or “driverless” cars, are programmed to navigate roads with very little user intervention. These vehicles may increase road safety by sensing traffic and avoiding collisions. However, semi-autonomous vehicles
Read Article →
The winter holidays tend to bring people together – but they also bring a yearly uptick in the number of traffic accidents, many of them serious.\r\n\r\nWhether you plan to brave the highway to visit relatives this Thanksgiving or just need to get across town to get some Christmas shopping done, it’
Read Article →
Awareness of mobile phone distractions has become nearly universal. Driver awareness campaigns and changing laws have helped educate the public about the risk of handling a mobile device while driving a vehicle.\r\n\r\nMany drivers now commit to turning their ringers off and ignoring their devices w
Read Article →
Distracted driving by Uber and Lyft drivers can pose significant risks to both drivers and passengers. Apart from the occasional chit chat between drivers and their fare, distracted driving among Uber and Lyft drivers can stem from various sources, and it's crucial to address these issues to enhance
Read Article →
When a driver gets distracted, the odds that they will cause an accident go up notably. This is similar to when someone drives under the influence or when they are too fatigued to drive safely. \r\n\r\nThere are many different types of distraction, but the cellphone is perhaps the main one most driv
Read Article →
Roundabouts have increasingly become an integral part of the driving landscape in Cincinnati, offering a more efficient and safer alternative to traditional intersections. However, navigating these road sections can be somewhat intimidating for some, and understandably so. A lot happens, from choosi
Read Article →
Driving is an activity that puts travelers’ lives on the line. The risk is noteworthy, as motor vehicle collisions are one of the top causes of death and severe injury among most age groups in the United States. Even small mistakes can have catastrophic consequences in heavy traffic and when road co
Read Article →
Distracted driving occurs when drivers take their eyes off the road, hands off the wheel or minds off driving. People who become distracted while driving have a higher chance of causing a distraction.\r\n\r\nYou can help reduce car accidents by understanding how you can stop distracted driving. Here
Read Article →
Most everyone is in agreement that distracted driving is a major problem, and it leads to numerous, utterly avoidable accidents and untold tragedy. It’s admirable, then, that Ohio lawmakers want to pass a bill that will end distracted driving for good.\r\n\r\nTheir plan is to prohibit Ohio drivers f
Read Article →
Distracted driving is dangerous and puts everyone on the roadways at risk. Distracted driving is risky behavior that should be avoided but when it is not, victims of distracted drivers should be familiar with the legal protections available to them.\r\nFacts about distracted driving\r\nDistracted dr
Read Article →
While Cincinnati drivers typically don’t experience the brutal lake-effect snowstorms that are so common in the northern region of the state, if you live anywhere in Ohio, you can expect some major weather disruptions to affect your travel plans. Even with the restricted travel in 2020, the year sti
Read Article →Free Consultation
Our attorneys have protected the rights of injured Ohioans since 1958. No fee unless we win. Available 24/7.