When it comes to scooters, it appears our grandmothers were right."It's all good fun until somebody gets hurt." Accidents involving electric scooters have been steadily on the rise in recent years with more than 1545 accidents reported this last year. Scooters are a...
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Rise in serious injuries and deaths linked to ride sharing
Ride sharing has become popular in Indiana and across the U.S. With the advent of Uber and Lyft, it has become trendy to leave the car at home, forget about public transportation and simply press a button on a smartphone to have a vehicle pick up its passengers and...
Turning vehicle causes motorcycle accident, injuring rider
Indiana has many motorcyclists on its roadways. It is expected that drivers of passenger vehicles and trucks will pay close attention to motorcycles and share the road to keep everyone safe. Unfortunately, there are drivers who do not watch for riders, are negligent,...
Summer means more teen drivers and motor vehicle accident risk
Indiana teens will inevitably look forward to the summer when they can drive from one place to another. However, there are inherent risks with teen drivers as they generally lack the experience and understanding of what it takes to be safe on the road. Statistically,...
Indiana’s mandatory driver safety program
The State of Indiana takes driving safety seriously. Besides requiring persons seeking their first driver's license to take mandatory road safety instruction, the state imposes additional driving safety training requirements on persons who have had more than one...
Remember, life jackets are the law
Would you allow yourself or your child to not wear a seatbelt in a moving vehicle? Probably not, right? That’s because research has shown that wearing a seatbelt is the most basic thing you can do to protect yourself in a car accident. Now, what about wearing a life...
Report highlights motorcycle safety concerns for all drivers
As the weather in Indiana warms up, motorcycle owners are taking to the roads in greater numbers. In order to celebrate Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and Indiana University Public Policy Institute have released their annual...
State police correct misidentification in accident report
News reports of traffic accidents in Indiana often state that the names of persons involved have not been released because the identities of those persons have not been verified. A striking example of the need for this caution was displayed when the state police...
Addressing distracted driving before summer break
We’re now just over a month or so away from the end of the school year. If you have a teen driver at home, he or she will likely be driving more this summer than during the school year. In fact, driving among all ages tends to increase when the weather is nice. Now is...
What are my options if my child is injured at a friend’s house?
Sending your child to someone else's house for a playdate can be nerve-wracking. If you don't know this friend or their family very well, you might be nervous about all the things that may hurt your child. Many activities are risky to children if there is no adult...
