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Winter Weather Driving Tips for Nebraska Drivers
Our Omaha attorneys share winter weather driving tips to help you reduce your risk of a crash. Snow-covered roads, black ice, shorter days, reduced visibility, and the occasional blizzard often put a damper on driving in Nebraska. But much worse, winter weather conditions contribute to thousands of injurious and fatal crashes across the United States...
Read MoreHow To Obtain Traffic Camera Video Footage Of Your Omaha Car Accident
Video footage can provide evidence of what happened in the moments leading up to and during the collision. If you or a loved one was injured in a car accident in Omaha, Nebraska, caused by another driver, you need evidence that proves that the other driver was at fault. Otherwise, you might have a hard...
Read MoreOmaha Pedestrian Fatality Prompts Tribute & Call To Action
How safe are Omaha's roads? Our pedestrian accident lawyers discuss. A recent pedestrian accident fatality in Omaha prompted an outpouring of support for the victim's family, along with calls of action aimed at preventing similar tragedies in the future, according to News 6 WOWT Omaha. "We're trying to put a spotlight on our road traffic...
Read MoreOmaha’s Only Protected Bike Lane To Be Removed
Will this decision lead to more bicycle accidents in Omaha? Omaha recently decided to remove the city’s only protected bike lane, outraging bicycle safety advocates who insist that the Market-to-Midtown Bikeway pilot program was extremely popular and should have been continued in the future, according to several news sources, including The Reader. “Bike Walk Nebraska...
Read MoreHow Roundabouts Can Help Prevent Intersection Accidents in Omaha
Collisions at intersections often result in severe injuries. Car accidents at intersections on certain streets in Omaha have become such a serious problem that some city officials believe the best way to address the issue and reduce intersection accidents is to install roundabouts on certain streets, according to a recent ABC 6 News article. "This...
Read MoreReckless Drivers Cause 19% Spike in Nebraska Car Accident Fatalities
Fatal crashes are up statewide in the first half of 2022. Car accident fatalities in Nebraska have increased by 19% this year, mostly due to reckless drivers, according to accident data compiled by the National Safety Council (NSC). "Traffic violence plagues our communities, and thousands of lives lost each month is simply unacceptable," said Mark...
Read MoreCompensation for Neck & Back Pain After a Car Accident
It's almost impossible to be involved in a bad car accident and not suffer from some degree of related neck and back pain. Even a low-speed crash can injure fragile necks. Indeed, a car accident can cause life-altering damage to the neck and back. Victims may have difficulty controlling their body functions, range of mobility,...
Read MoreSpeeding Drivers Continue To Wreak Havoc & Cause More Car Accidents
Traffic safety experts say reckless driving could be the "new normal." Despite fewer vehicles on the road in the past two years, speeding drivers caused more car accidents than ever before, according to a recent study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) about risky driving habits developed during the pandemic. In particular,...
Read MoreCar Accident Fatalities Continue To Trend Upward
2021 was a deadly year for U.S. drivers Car accident fatalities continued to climb higher last year, reaching a 16-year high due to the largest one-year increase in car accident deaths ever recorded, according to statistics compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and reported on by numerous news organizations, including The Associated...
Read MoreFatal Motorcycle Accidents Spike in Nebraska
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and drivers are reminded to share the road The number of fatal motorcycle accidents in Nebraska spiked from 2019 to 2020. According to state data, there were 25 motorcycle accident fatalities in 2019 and 34 in 2020. That's about a 30 percent increase in just one year. For many,...
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