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There are not currently any bans on handheld cell phone use while driving in Wisconsin. If you have been injured in an accident due to the other driver’s inattention to the road, you may want to speak with our Milwaukee auto accident attorney. Cell phones are everywhere and nearly everyone has one. According to…

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 18 percent of injury crashes in 2010 were reportedly due to distracted driving. In 2011, more than 3,330 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver and 387,000 were injured. Those affected in Wisconsin may want to speak with one of our Milwaukee Auto Accidents…

Trucks are so much larger than the typical vehicle on the road that accidents between a passenger vehicle and a truck can be more catastrophic than most accidents between two passenger vehicles. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, there is an average of 6,825 large truck crashes occur on the public roads in…

We all rely on our vehicles to safely transport our loved ones where we need to go and we can easily forget if we let kids stay or play in a vehicle for any amount of time, there results can be deadly. According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, heatstroke is…

Car accidents are an unfortunate reality of modern life, and can cause serious injury and may even be fatal. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, motor vehicle accidents are one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and resulted in more than 2.3 million adults visiting emergency departments due…

New information released from Mothers Against Drunk Driving shows that a bit more than two-thirds of all deaths associated with underaged drinking do not occur on the roads. The group analyzed 2010 data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…

More than 3.4 million vehicles were recalled this week from multiple car makers because airbags in the vehicles may be at risk of catching fire or otherwise injuring passengers. According to news reports, vehicles from BMW, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota are all included within the recall. Consumer Reports estimated the recall…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is considering two new rating systems that would be geared toward families as well as older drivers. The aim of the proposed rating systems would grade how well car makers can prevent senior citizens from being involved in crashes. The NHTSA is discussing a “silver” car rating system…

A new study showed some surprising results about who is texting behind the wheel. Although most focus has been on preventing teen texting while driving, a survey released this week showed more adults than teen admit to texting behind the wheel. According to the results of a recent survey conducted by AT&T and published in…

A new phone application released from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is meant to help people determine it they have had too much to drink and drive or if they are sober enough for the ride home. The new application named “Drive Sober” for smart phones is part of Zero in Wisconsin traffic safety…