The trucking industry has an interest in truck safety. After all, if a company's trucks are involved in numerous crashes, it is likely that their insurance company will place them in a high-risk premium bracket and their negligence will cost them beyond any costs...
Month: January 2015
SSDI and the lack of other choices
A story in The Atlantic describes the problems of Grundy, Virginia, in the far southwest corner of the state. There, many of the residents had jobs in the coal industry, but now, with the decline in coal jobs, the area has few jobs and many rely on Social Security...
After a crash, who will respond?
As you drive about the Chambersburg area and central Pennsylvania, enjoying the rolling hills and rural countryside, or if you are rushing up I-81 towards Harrisburg to work, you may never give a thought to the prospect what happens if your car crashes. This time of...
Don’t let snowy weather knock you out this weekend
Winter weather will again potentially cause problems on roads in the Chambersburg area and throughout Eastern Pennsylvania. Snow is expected overnight Friday and again Sunday night. While it is unclear if there will be a repeat of last weekend's "flash freezing" that...
Another sleepy truck driver causes fatal crash
Driving is a multifaceted activity. You have to understand the functioning of your vehicle, and all of its controls. Then, while you are driving, you have to keep track of all that goes on around your vehicle. You have to watch the speed limit, traffic lights, other...
Why are speed limits set the way they are?
On occasion, as you drive through Chambersburg and head out on U.S. 30 to Gettysburg or up I-81 to Harrisburg, you may wonder how speed limits are determined. Interstates are designed to speed traffic across country, so high speeds make some sense, but in smaller...
The war on SSDI
Congress has begin it new session with what can only be seen as an opening salvo in the coming war on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). The program, which provides benefits to disabled worker in Pennsylvania and across the U.S., is expected to run short of...
Are more recalls a good sign for carmakers?
A former member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and now the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) suggests that in 2015 we could see even more recalls from the auto manufacturers, and that this will be a good sign. This...
Whiteout on I-80 causes 18-vehicle pileup, two deaths
Weather is always a wildcard when driving throughout Pennsylvania. Local roads and Interstate highways can be transformed in seconds from corridors of transportation to smoking wreckage and damaged car parts when a chain reaction crash occurs. These types of car and...
Car crash leaves a piece of vehicle in man’s arm for 51 years
Car accidents can lead to devastating outcomes, often leaving motorists with severe and life-long injuries. Seemingly minor crashes can still cause chronic pain from neck and other soft-tissue damage, while severe collisions can result in traumatic brain injuries and...