What To Do After a Car Accident Not Your Fault

Even small car accidents can be very traumatic and shatter your confidence as a driver.  If you were following the rules of the road and paying attention, the car crash likely was not your fault. Unfortunately, as you will understand if you are reading this, it is not always a cut-and-clear matter.  The at-fault driver may either be telling the complete truth about what happened, or be genuinely convinced that they were not at fault, and there may not be any witnesses to verify either party’s account. Fortunately, knowing what to do after a car accident is much more important than immediately determining who was at fault, as the course of action is the same for both parties. What Should

Back Conditions That Qualify for Social Security Disability (SSD)

If you’ve been struggling with severe back problems or back pain due to an injury or disorder for a long time, you may also have financial concerns due to an increasing inability to do your job, and/or the cost of extensive medical treatments. If this is the case, you may be wondering whether your chronic back pain or back problems are considered disabilities and whether they will qualify you for financial support from the government. If your disability or back pain is deemed severe enough by The United States Social Security Administration (SSA), you may be eligible to benefit from one of their disability or income funds.  Depending on the prognosis of your condition, i.e. how long you are likely

Most Dangerous Roads in WA and Reasons Why

Smoky skies over the Pacific Northwest will soon give way to rainy winter weather which is among the factors that experts say increase fatal crash risks for drivers. To prevent catastrophic crashes, drivers need to understand the factors influencing fatalities including where they occur and how to avoid them. Nine of the top 10 deadliest stretches of highway in Washington State are in the greater Seattle-Tacoma area according to a 2022 survey of federal data. Car accident statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration point out that two sections of SR-99 – Aurora Ave in Seattle and Pacific Highway between Des Moines, Tukwila, and Kent – have among the highest rates of fatalities per mile.     According to

Logging Truck Dangers

With over 22 million acres of forestland, Washington State is one of the country’s leading lumber producers. Timber harvesting of douglas fir, spruce, hemlock and ponderosa pine spans the state.  It is not uncommon to share roadways with logging trucks both east and west of the Cascade Range. While drivers can expect to come across logging trucks on highways adjacent to forests, Washington interstates are also highly-travelled trucking routes. Sharing our roadways with large semi-trucks and trailers carrying 80K pounds of logs raises reasonable safety concerns. As a driver of a passenger vehicle comes into contact with a logging truck, they may naturally wonder: is my car visible to the truck driver? Do the truck’s brakes work sufficiently? Are the

Do Men or Women get in more Car Accidents

Everyone’s level of risk when driving is different. But several criteria, such as age, speed, and drunk driving, determine who gets in more car accidents, males or females. Even though men are more likely to be involved in accidents, women may be in greater danger of harm or death. The figures don’t tell us the truth, which may come as a shock to some people. Women are involved in a lot fewer accidents than men. Male collision fatalities were more than twice as common as female accident fatalities from 1975 to 2020, however, the difference has decreased with time. Male collision deaths fell by 14% from 1975 to 2020, whereas female accident deaths fell by 10%. Men vs Women in

Fatal Injuries Sustained in a Car Accident

Car accidents often result in major injuries. The impact of a crash and torque on the body can lead to long-term disability aside from the immediate bodily damage that you are faced with. It’s not a great fact, but it is one nonetheless – car accidents, quite often, can be fatal. Every year, hospitals are seeing more and more fatalities from car accidents. But it’s the physical and psychological injuries and issues that can send individuals’ medical bills to an unfathomable figure. There is a multitude of injury types concerned with car accidents, so we’ll go through some of the most common injuries and explain how they affect the person that has sustained them: Head Injuries Spinal cord injuries Amputations

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