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Police Officer Injured In Connecticut SUV Crash

August 24, 2017
Car Accidents

A Bloomfield police officer was injured in a two-car accident on the morning of Aug. 10. The accident occurred on Tunxis Avenue, which is also called Route 189. According to authorities, a police SUV collided with a Toyota Highlander SUV, causing the police SUV to...

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Some Causes Of Connecticut Truck Accidents

August 17, 2017
Car Accidents

Each year, there are 475,000 large trucks that are involved in accidents across the country according to data from the Department of Labor. These accidents cause more than 5,000 deaths and more than 140,000 injures annually. The majority of these crashes occur between the hours...

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Hurdles Still Left For Driverless Cars To Overcome

August 10, 2017
Car Accidents

A handful of large car and technology companies are either developing their own self-driving technology or acquiring companies that are involved with it. However, this doesn’t mean that driverless cars will be on Connecticut roadways anytime soon. In some ways, the driverless car craze is...

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Trucking Industry Will Keep Existing Sleep Apnea Rule

August 7, 2017
Car Accidents

Truck drivers in Connecticut and throughout the country will not be subject to new criteria and testing regarding sleep apnea after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it would no longer be pursuing a proposed rule. In March 2016, the FMCA had published a...

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Preventing Drivers From Falling Asleep

August 1, 2017
Car Accidents

Connecticut motorists may not know that drowsy driving causes an estimated 6,000 fatal accidents around the country on an annual basis. Even so, many individuals who do not get enough sleep take to the roadways, putting everyone at risk. While there are some temporary fixes...

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As Economy Strengthens, Car Crash Fatalities Rise

July 31, 2017
Car Accidents

The roads in Connecticut and throughout the U.S. may be getting deadlier, according to a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The cause is believed to be due to the fact that a stronger economy has encouraged more people to drive. The...

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Higher Speeds Mean More Fatalities

July 24, 2017
Car Accidents

Beginning in 1973, the U.S. Congress required that all states adopt a maximum speed limit of 55 mph or forfeit federal highway funds. Most of the states began to increase limits when Congress relaxed the rules and later eliminated the federal 55 mph law. By...

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Truck Inspection Spree Finds Over 1,100 Brake Violations

July 18, 2017
Car Accidents

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance periodically conducts brake inspections of commercial vehicles in Connecticut and across the country in Canada. While many of them are publicized, others are unannounced. Over the course of one day in May, the organization evaluated 9,524 trucks and paid special...

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Advocates Seeking More Road Testing For Driverless Cars

July 13, 2017
Car Accidents

Congress has been asked to consider the way driverless cars are regulated in Connecticut and the whole of the United States. Advocates are urging more road testing for autonomous vehicles as well as a law that would not allow states to vary their regulations for...

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Tesla Model S Fails IIHS Crash Test

July 11, 2017
Car Accidents

Connecticut residents who are deciding whether or not to reserve or purchase a Tesla electric vehicle may be interested to learn that the Model S failed the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s small overlap front test. Three other vehicles within the same class, however, were...

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