Dear Seattle drivers, I want to have an honest talk with you. It was recently reported in the Seattle Times Traffic Lab that 101 people were seriously injured or killed in 98 collisions on Seattle streets in the first 6 months of the year. That is the highest number in the first six months of [...]
I was driving with my family through Cheyenne, Wyoming last week. The weather had been nice and comfortable, but one day a thunderstorm warning was issued. The warning stated that 70 mph winds were expected, with hail the size of marbles and both lighting and thunder. Sure enough, the storm came through just as predicted. [...]
When we talk about the unacceptable toll of motor vehicle crashes in the U.S., we are talking about more than the 35,000 fatalities every year. We are talking about more than the hundreds of thousands of injuries. The cold, hard fact is that crashes are a huge economic burden. Not just a burden on crash [...]
Whether you are for or against the legalization of marijuana—and I am not taking a position here— no one can dispute that driving a car after the use of marijuana is dangerous. According to a recent study, fatal car crashes involving marijuana impairment have tripled in the United States. All across the State of Washington [...]
The average driver saves 26 seconds a day by speeding. People think it saves time. Maybe it does occasionally, if you run through a yellow light to avoid stopping for a minute. But, the time savings, on average, is about 2 minutes a week. Considering that: Speeding through an intersection drastically increases the risk of [...]
A jury recently awarded $42 million to a young couple who suffered major burns and crushing injuries after a Dallas body shop fixed their hail-damaged Honda using a cheaper, but untested, method of roof repair. Just before Christmas, the couple was headed for a family visit when a truck hydroplaned and hit the Honda head-on. [...]
Since Washington state approved recreational use of marijuana, we have watched to see how it would affect drivers and road safety. A study completed by the Highway Loss Data Institute found an uptick in car collision claims in Colorado, Oregon and Washington. Read the HLDI Study bulletin: Recreational marijuana and collision claim frequencies. Increase in car crash claims from 2012-2016: Colorado: 13.9% [...]
As I watch my teenage son and his friends learn the skills of safe driving and the rules of the road, I embrace their growth into adulthood, but, I also experience fears and concerns for their safety. The number of teenagers involved in deadly car crashes in the United States is rising for the first [...]
We have changed the language on Coluccio-Law.com, and TruckingWatchdog.com. Here's why we're using crash not accident. There is a public health crisis on the roads. About 40,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. last year. That's more than the entire population of Lynnwood, Washington. If everyone in Lynnwood—or in Bothell, or Walla Walla—died in one year, [...]
Driving a car means keeping mobility and independence for many elderly Americans. But about 14 million drivers have been in a car crash or other road incident caused by an elderly driver in the last year. The good news: Even though older drivers are involved in a high number of car crashes, they have low [...]
