Car Accidents
Oklahoma residents may be surprised to learn that for most of them, getting into a motor vehicle is one of the riskiest activities that they regularly engage in. In 2013, there were more than 32,000 fatalities related to motor vehicle [...]
An accident involving a drowsy driver on Oklahoma roads can be a catastrophic event. Motorists who fall asleep are not aware of the need to correct their path, and impact can often occur at fast speeds. During National Drowsy Driving [...]
Oklahoma drivers may not realize that nearly one-quarter of all young drivers who are involved in a fatal traffic crash have alcohol in their system at the time of the accident. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has partnered with [...]
Autonomous cars will likely be appearing on Oklahoma roads in the near future. The semi-autonomous Mercedes-Benz S550 is already available, and Tesla and Google are currently testing autopilot vehicles. Meanwhile, Apple is rumored to be designing its own self-driving car. [...]
Oklahoma residents have good reason to be cautious when venturing out onto state roads according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Road fatalities across the country average 10.7 per 100,000 people, but that number rises to 18.9 [...]
Oklahoma drivers with vehicles manufactured by General Motors may want to find out if theirs is one that was recalled for a faulty ignition. A number of people who were convicted of charges such as vehicular homicide following accidents while [...]
Oklahoma residents who have been unfortunate enough to have been involved in a car accident may not necessarily manifest all the symptoms of their injury at once. The adrenaline and confusion of the accident have the potential to mask a [...]
Long stretches of lonely highway in Oklahoma make it easy for a driver to get tired. Certain risk factors enhance the chance of someone falling asleep behind the wheel, and drivers who lose awareness of the road pose similar accident [...]
Oklahoma motorists may be surprised to learn that texting has surpassed drinking in terms of the numbers of fatal teen car accidents caused each year by these actions. Teens may be viewed as more prone to accidents due to inexperience. [...]
