A recent study of headlight quality performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) revealed unsettling results. Of the 21 different SUVs that were tested, not one managed to earn ...
https://www.marksalomoneblog.com/auto-accidents/results-on-headlights-not-good
While automakers are required to put their vehicles through a rigorous testing process before they’re road-ready, many dangerous defects still slip through – and fixing those defects once ...
https://www.marksalomoneblog.com/auto-accidents/recalled-cars-put-drivers-at-risk
Our nation owes its freedom to the sacrifices made by members of the Armed Services. That’s why it can be so frustrating when U.S. Military personnel on active duty or in the reserves sustain a...
https://www.marksalomoneblog.com/auto-accidents/armed-forces-lost-earning-capacity
Some 50 times every day, a vehicle crashes into the front of a retail store, restaurant or commercial building. In 2010, it happened at a Chicopee convenience store, resulting in the death of a 4...
https://www.marksalomoneblog.com/auto-accidents/mass-storefront-crash-verdict
An airborne iron manhole cover killed a beloved 35-year-old elementary school art teacher in Massachusetts in February 2016, prompting a massive Department of Transportation inspection of 900 gra...
https://www.marksalomoneblog.com/auto-accidents/liability-for-ma-roadway-defects
Valentine’s Day accident raises important legal questions On February 14th, a Google self-driving car was involved in an accident while in fully autonomous mode – a crash that Google admits w...
https://www.marksalomoneblog.com/auto-accidents/self-driving-car-crash
Following the 2012 referendum that legalized medicinal marijuana in Massachusetts, the state is still preparing guidelines for yet-to-be-opened marijuana dispensaries. However in the meantime, ...
https://www.marksalomoneblog.com/posts/boston-marijuana-dui-concerns-heighten
Recently in Worcester, some 65 vehicles skidded and slid into each other on a frozen stretch of I-290. A mangled mess of jack-knifed tractor-trailers, smashed passenger cars and shattered glass c...
https://www.marksalomoneblog.com/car-accident/boston-pile-up-injuries-spurred-by-winter-weather
Recently, an elderly driver in Boston reportedly lost control of his vehicle, reversed through a drug store parking lot, barreled backward through two lanes of traffic, plowed through a guardrail...
https://www.marksalomoneblog.com/car-accident/elderly-drivers-in-boston-pose-risks-on-the-road
For drivers who multitask in the car, it is important to understand how distracting common behaviors are so you can be aware of whether your actions are putting yourself or other motorists at ris...
https://www.marksalomoneblog.com/car-accident/which-distractions-are-the-most-dangerous-for-drivers