Recent data from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) paints a worrying picture of motorcycle safety in Texas. In 2019, 412 bikers died on Texas roads, totaling more than one fatality every single day. More than half of these collisions involve other...
– David Komie
Month: July 2020
Why We Should All Care About Trucking Insurance
In June, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a major infrastructure package that included a mandate that most people wouldn’t notice or care about at first glance. The bill, if enacted, would raise the minimum insurance coverage requirement for commercial...
Make the dangers of distracted driving clear to your teen
One of the biggest causes of traffic accidents is distracted driving. The fact that people die in one of the approximately 1,000 daily collisions involving a distracted driver every day, around one third of respondents to a poll admitted to driving while distracted....
Pedestrian deaths are up nationally
Those tracking the number of accidents and fatalities on the roads here in the U.S. have noted that the number of crashes involving cars, trucks and other vehicles is the same over the last ten years. However, the number of pedestrians killed in the previous ten years...
The “100 Deadliest Days” come to Texas roads
No experience can compare to a long drive on Texas roads under a big, summer sky. People countrywide take road trips through the Lone Star State during summer, but not without risk. Starting at Memorial Day and ending at Labor Day, auto experts refer to these summer...
When should bicyclists ‘take the lane’?
Most bicyclists understand that when a bike lane is not available they should ride with traffic, not against it. However, many cyclists mistakenly believe that they must always ride as far to the right as possible. Generally, cyclists riding with traffic should ride...