On average, over 800 bike riders are seriously injured and 23 are killed in bicycle-car accidents in North Carolina (NC). Even more shocking is the fact that bike accidents are on the rise with 1,046 bike-car crashes reported in 2007, according to pedbikeinfo.org. The city with the highest number of bike-car wrecks is Charlotte, NC…
A rollover accident is one of the worst kinds of vehicle accidents anyone can be involved in. This is when your car, truck, or SUV literally flips over and can expose you, and any occupants, to serious injuries. Also, during these events a seat belt or window may fail to perform as intended, or may…
A cross-country cyclist died last Saturday after being struck from behind by a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 601, reports the Times Leader. According to the Winston-Salem Journal, Albert Arnott, 59, rode a recumbent tricycle, in part due to a landscaping accident twenty years ago which resulted in traumatic head injury. Recumbent bikes and trikes,…
You’re driving along Hughes Boulevard or Forest Park Road in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC) and suddenly the traffic light ahead starts flashing. What do you do? Many drivers may have trouble answering this question. It’s even more daunting to decide what to do when you’re on the road. This scenario occurred at the Skinner’s…
A North Carolina teen lost her life Sunday when a drunk driver crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with her vehicle on a Dallas highway. WCNC-TV reports that this was not the first driving while impaired offense for Howard Pasour, who struck the teen’s vehicle on Dallas-Cherryville Highway. In fact, Pasour has had “at least three other driving…