Drivers in Connecticut may feel tired behind the wheel now and then, but things can be even worse for truck drivers. With them, it can be a constant battle against sheer physical and mental exhaustion. Still, truckers need to be responsible and do what they can to...
Blog
Nesting and adjusting to divorce with your children
Adapting to life after divorce can be challenging. After your settlement, your marriage is officially over. Which probably means you’ll move out of a shared family home and you’ll take care of your children on your own during your parenting time. Your children will...
Drowsy driving similar to drunk driving
According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics, there are approximately 100,000 car accidents nationally every year related to drowsy driving. These accidents account for more than 1,550 traffic deaths and 71,000 injuries in Connecticut and...
What Are The Most Dangerous Holidays?
Getting a few days off of work, spending time with family and taking a nice vacation are all reasons to celebrate during national holidays. However, sometimes these holidays can cause more dangerous conditions, especially on the roads. Many people go out of town to...
Examining the impact of automobile safety technology
Many car accidents in Connecticut come from driver blind spots. Therefore, most motorists would not be surprised to learn that cars with blind-spot monitoring have 14% fewer accidents. Backup cameras and blind-spot monitoring are just a couple of examples of Advanced...
3 ways truck drivers can avoid collision
Accidents happen on the road all the time — some minor and some major. But when a semi-truck comes barreling down the freeway and collides with another vehicle, minor wouldn’t be an appropriate word to describe the impact and injuries that may result. There are...
Understanding brain injury lawsuits
In Connecticut and across the U.S., many individuals are becoming increasingly aware of how dangerous a brain injury can be. A brain injury can be caused by a number of incidents and results in either temporary or permanent problems within the brain which could even...
Steps to take after a dog bite incident
With millions of Americans being bitten by dogs each year, residents of Connecticut will want to know what steps to take in the event that they find themselves among the victims. Medical care is the first step since puncture wounds can become infected, and the dog...
K-12 sexual harassment is a huge problem
>Many Connecticut may be shocked to learn just how prevalent the problem of sexual harassment and abuse has become in our nation’s k-12 schools. Author Hope Jahren was horrified and unprepared by the response she received following an op-ed she penned for the New York...
Assisting children by making necessary reports
While physical abuse is often easy to identify because of the bruises that are visible, sexual abuse might not always be detected as easily. If child sexual abuse is being committed or if it’s suspected in Connecticut, it should be reported as soon as possible to the...