Riding a motorcycle is addicting, exhilarating, cost-effective to operate, and yet deadly. Motorcycle crashes are responsible for a significant number of deaths and serious, life-altering injuries. Motorcycles made up approximately 3 percent of all registered vehicles across the nation and accounted for 14.6 percent of all traffic deaths and 3.5 percent of all injuries in…

Car accidents involving trucks and trailers are particularly dangerous. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Transportation, more than 4,100 people were killed in large truck crashes last year. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has found that there were more than 500,000 crashes nationwide involving large trucks, with approximately 107,000 resulting in…

Summer Vacation Travel: Drivers Beware Spending summer in the Poconos or along the Jersey Shore is certainly appealing for Philadelphia city dwellers and the thousands of tourists who flock to the East Coast each summer in search of adventure. Unfortunately, summer fun can come at quite a cost. Each year accidents involving recreational vehicles (RVs),…

Six Critical Steps and Auto Accident Checklist You’ve just been in a fender bender. Or worse. What should you be thinking about as you are getting out of your car? First, if you are still in a traffic lane and your car is drivable, drive it to a safe location near the accident scene, if…

It’s always good to review your insurance coverage at the beginning of each year. Things change; insurance companies often send notices throughout the year that are hard to read and easy to ignore. You may think you are covered for an accident or property damage only to find out too late that you are not…

Far too often, the news reports on heavy truck accidents referred to as tankers, semis, or big rigs, and how they often occur on the highway or the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Typically, the majority of those crashes result in one or more fatalities and, for survivors, serious injuries. One tanker accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike resulted…