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Who Pays For The Damages When a Car Hits A Deer?
Hitting a deer can be a traumatic experience. It can cause severe damage to your vehicle, especially at high speeds. Additionally, the driver and passengers of a car may be injured in the impact, leading to related medical bills. You may wonder who pays for all the damages and related costs of hitting a […]
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Most Dangerous Intersections in Utah
Where roadways and drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists intersect, some conflict is inevitable. Over 27,000 car accidents occurred at intersections in Utah in 2021; nearly half of those accidents resulted in injury or death. Even drivers who pay careful attention to the road and practice consistent defensive driving may be involved in an auto accident at an intersection. […]
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The Risk Of Side Impact Crashes
Statistics on Side Impact Collisions According to stats provided by the Insurance Insitute for Highway Safety (IIHS), in 2016, there were 5,866 deaths from single passenger vehicle and multi-passenger vehicle T-bone crashes. This figure represents 25 percent of all fatal car crashes that year. In fact, it was the second most lethal type of accident, […]
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Despite Awareness & New Laws, Motorcycle Deaths Are On The Rise
Even though there has been greater safety awareness involving motorcycles in recent years, the number of deaths due to motorcycle accidents are on the rise. Motorcycles are a very popular way to get around. Many times, motorcyclists would rather ride a motorcycle than drive a car due to the sense of freedom and adventure which […]
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A Guide To Safely Stopping On The Highway
Is It Legal to Pull Over Onto the Shoulder of a Highway? Utah law takes into consideration that people sometimes have to pull over on the highway for many reasons. Essentially, if you are experiencing car trouble or some type of emergency, you are allowed to pull over onto the shoulder of the highway. In […]