How To Improve Safety For Teen Drivers ?

Every year, a new crop of beginner drivers, usually teen drivers, hit the streets. Teens are at the biggest risk of any age group to get into a motor vehicle accident. In fact, per mile driven, teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are nearly three times more likely than drivers aged 20 and older to be in a fatal crash, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

In this talk the law firm, Kanner & Pintaluga Review is discussing some practices to improve the safety of the teen drivers.

The main cause of these car accidents is due to driver inexperience. And according to the CDC, the No. 1 threat to teens behind the wheel is when another teen is in the same vehicle.

The CDC’s answer to this issue is through their awareness campaign, Parents Are the Key. The campaign educates adults on the risks of teen driving by identifying eight “danger zones” that more likely tend to lead to car accidents. They include:

Driver inexperience

Driving with other teens

Driving at night

Not wearing a seat belt

Distracted driving

Drowsy driving

Reckless driving

Driving while impaired.

The CDC warns parents to make sure their teen child is aware of the leading causes of teen crashes and should use a parent-teen driving agreement to put rules in place that will help your teen stay safe. A lot of the nation’s top automobile insurance companies provide these agreements on their website.

There are also other innovative ways that can help keep your child safe. Ford Motor Company and General Motors have a way to put parents in the driver’s seat virtually. Through Ford’s “MyKey,” you can program the second key with audible reminders and automatic restrictions. For example, if your teen doesn’t buckle up, the Belt-Minder features chimes for six seconds, every 30 seconds, until he or she does.

MyKey can also limit traveling speeds to 80 miles per hour or less and sound-system volume to 44 percent. GM’s “OnStar Family Link” enables parents to track vehicle locations and opt to receive alerts via email or text message. The cost for this is $3.99 per month.

Many insurance companies have a separate website dedicated to teen driving that is filled with stories, tips, videos and information about state driving laws. For example, GEICO has Geicoteendriving.com.

Remember, whether or not you decide to take the safety options above, the simplest way to help make sure your child is driving safely is to simply talk to your teen and establish clear rules for driving without adult supervision. It’s a good idea for parents to increase driving privileges gradually. You can discuss with your teen how they can demonstrate experience and maturity to earn new privileges.

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Ways To Relieve Stress While In A Traffic Jam

Traffic congestion is a frequent source of stress, anger and anxiety — and the problem, like your car in a traffic jam, isn’t going anywhere soon. You can’t control the bottleneck around you, but you can manage your reaction to it. 

These effective tips shared by Kanner & Pintaluga Review help you stay calmer and more centred in the midst of a traffic jam.

Get a good night’s sleep:

Traffic is never fun, but it’s especially frustrating when you’re low on energy. Do your best to get lots of sleep and feel refreshed before you hit the road.

Time your commute carefully:

Head into work half an hour earlier and you may find that it saves you time and frustration on the road. Consider changing your working hours so you’re not expected to arrive during rush hour.

Try a different route:

Sick of the same old route to and from work day in and day out? Next time, consider the scenic route. Even if it takes a bit longer, you may enjoy it more and less likely to get in an accident as you sit in heavy traffic.

Accept the traffic conditions:

Understand going in each day that you’ll be in stop and go traffic and may encounter rude drivers. It’s just going to happen. Change your mindset and accept that commuting, while frustrating it is simply not going to magically change or get better tomorrow or the next day.

Practice safe defensive driving:

Driving aggressively is stressful. Take it easy, drive safely, and practice defensive driving techniques to make your commute easier, safer, and less frustrating.

Daily Commute games:

Track your daily commute times and make it into a game? You can track your commute performance each day by keeping score and see how long it usually takes you to get to and from work. You can even identify patterns such as school schedule delays or holiday traffic.

Play a Podcast:

Check out some podcasts that can educate you or make you laugh during your commute.

Learn a new language:

Learn a new language like Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Italian, or Russian. It’s available for audio download, or videos on YouTube, or on podcasts where you can listen to in your car.

Halloween Safety Tips by Kanner & Pintaluga

Everyone wants to have a safe and happy Halloween for themselves, their guests and especially their children. The excitement of children and adults at this time of year can sometimes make them not as careful as they would normally be. 

Using safety tips and some common sense can help you make the most of your Halloween season, keeping it as enjoyable for your kids as it is for you!

Here are some useful tips of safety suggested by Kanner & Pintaluga Review for a fun night on Halloween:

• Carry a fully charged cellphone.

• Review with children how to call 9-1-1 (or their local emergency number) if they ever have an emergency or become lost. Law enforcement authorities should be notified immediately of any suspicious or unlawful activity.

• When shopping for costumes, wigs and accessories look for and purchase those with a label clearly indicating they are flame resistant.

• If a sword, cane, or stick is a part of your child’s costume, make sure it is not sharp or long. These accessories if he stumbles or trips may easily hurt a child.

• Plan costumes that are bright and reflective. Make sure that shoes fit well and that costumes are short enough to prevent tripping, entanglement or contact with flame.

• Consider adding reflective tape or striping to costumes and trick-or-treat bags for greater visibility.

• To keep homes safe for visiting trick-or-treaters, parents should remove from the porch and front yard anything a child could trip over such as garden hoses, toys, bikes and lawn decorations.

• Parents should check outdoor lights and replace burned-out bulbs.

• Stay in a group and communicate where they will be going.

• Only cross the street as a group in established crosswalks (as recognized by local custom). Never cross between parked cars or out driveways.

Hiring an Accident Attorney

Accident lawyers or individual lawyers are the attorneys who spend significant time in taking care of cases involving injuries during an accident and claims cases that should be settled. 

Accident lawyers can be hired in the following conditions:

• The wounds maintained during the accident have a long-term effect.
• There is a debate between which driver’s shortcomings it was.
• The other driver involved in uninsured or under guaranteed.
• The claim adjuster seems to be rushing you. In a bid to get the claim faster, a fair deal may be missed.

Why we need accident lawyer?

• Providing a learned and experienced representation in court
• Getting the most extreme pay from insurance agencies
• Providing reasonable representation in court
• Ease of challenging cases with an expert handling

How to find a decent accident attorney?

• Referrals from family and companions
• Referrals from known attorneys
• Referrals from BAR affiliations and law offices
• Referrals from past customers of noted lawyers
• Official websites of lawyers
• Yellow pages

There are accident lawyers who handle distinctive sorts of cases. While some don’t handle instances of medical misbehavior, some accident lawyers spend significant time in cases including settlement of protection cases. There are also lawyers who specialize in a particular type of injury or accident. This may include, for instance, a particular vehicular unintentional damage.

Question to ask

Completely. While talking with lawyers, don’t hesitate to pose all questions you need answers to. Get some information about their experience, their expenses, the documentation and cases, and so forth. Not just this, feel free, allowed to ask them what number of cases they are taking care of right now, and on the off-chance that they will handle your case themselves, or will choose a subordinate.

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This law firm provides aggressive and effective legal representation to our clients with the highest standards of excellence, compassion and integrity.  Our law firm is committed to obtaining the maximum compensation to which our clients are entitled.  We always provide personalized attention and deliver prompt communication so that our clients always know where their case stands.

 

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we have recovered in excess of $100 million on behalf of thousands of our injured clients.

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If  you or a loved one has been injured in an accident, the Law Offices of Kanner & Pintaluga will always be there to help you.