It seems as though everyone has a smart phone these days. You can use it for everything: taking pictures, sending emails, checking your news feed, communicating with family and friends, and everything in between. A smartphone can also be your most reliable tool after an auto accident, especially since its constantly on your person and can manage to do so much. One of the most important things to do after any auto accident is to take photos of[...]

Today in New York, approximately 4,000 New Yorkers are seriously injured and more than 250 are killed each year in traffic crashes. Being struck by a vehicle is the leading cause of injury-related death for children under 14, and the second leading cause for seniors. On average, vehicles seriously injure or kill a New Yorker every two hours. We agree with the City of New York that this status quo is unacceptable. We cannot regard traffic crashes as[...]

We are all familiar with red light cameras here in New York City. These cameras hide on street corners and take snapshots of cars that run red lights, make illegal rights on red, and nab those who do not stop for the full three seconds. Not all streetlights have these cameras, but as they continue to take in more money, more and more are installed. The cost of a ticket that is received from a red light camera[...]

Helmets are a necessity for any biker of any age or expertise. Even if you are the safest, most experienced cyclist in the world, you could fall victim to accident and injury due to the miscalculations or inexperience of another driver on the road or fellow biker on the paths. According to the bicycle experts, bicycle helmets should fit both comfortably and snug. When the helmet is strapped on the head, it should not move much back to[...]

Anthem, Inc. the country's second-largest health insurer disclosed yesterday that the personal data of about 80 million customers and employees was accessed by hackers. Anthem said that the personal information accessed included names, birthdays, addresses and Social Security numbers. New Yorkers might now Anthem better as the company which offers Blue Cross Blue Shield. According to the Wall Street Journal article, Anthem is based in Indianapolis and is formerly known as WellPoint. The hacked database included information for[...]

According to a report relased this week by the Governors Highway Safety Association, an organization of state highway safety officers, drug use now rivals drunk driving as cause of fatal car crashes. While the terms DUI and DWI used to bring thoughts of alcohol to mind, now driving while under the influence of drugs has taken the top spot in impaired driving, leading to accidents and fatalities. Officials associated with the report attribute this rise to a quadrupling[...]

Medicaid payments to States were reduced recently, possibly affecting access to care for people using the insurance program. The Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") helped States by providing an increase in Medicaid payments for primary care in 2013 and 2014,, but the increased funding expired several weeks ago. According to the New York Times, the impact of the changes varies by State, and the payments for primary care services in New York could drop as much as 50%. The[...]

During the last 20 to 30 years, much has changed and improved with regard to motor vehicle safety and today the rates of injuries and deaths associated with motor vehicle accidents have significantly decreased. These reductions are due in part to increased use of and improvements to both exterior and in-vehicle safety features. Airbags, antilock brakes and accident avoidance systems have all helped improve motor vehicle safety and reduce the number of car accidents. In addition to these[...]

One would hope that all drivers here in New York City would pay close attention to traffic signals and take great care to obey such signals. Unfortunately though, a recent study points to there being something of an epidemic of running red lights in the city. In the study, college students conducted observations, during daytime hours, of various intersections in New York City to see how often drivers ran red lights. These observations were conducted between early April[...]