Distracted Driving
Dark Driving Dangers QPR for Tauber 11-22-19
The end of Daylight Savings Time in early November was the signal that the days are getting shorter. As winter approaches there continues to be less and less daylight hours. This presents a special danger on the highways. Forbes magazine has reported that, nationwide, 49% of fatal crashes happen at night. The fatality rate per…
Read MoreDrinking and Scootering QPR for Tauber 10-27-19
For years drunk driving has been a serious issue when it comes to motor vehicle accidents involving personal injury. We at Tauber Law Offices have decades of experiences dealing with these tragedies. While alcohol related accidents are still way too common, there is some good news. According to a recent report from the National Highway…
Read MoreDeadliest Highway in Indiana: US 41
US 41. From Chicago to Evansville, it runs 300 miles. Maybe you’ve driven it. But you may not know that US 41 is the deadliest road in Indiana. It is also the 25th deadliest road in the United States. Every year more than 30,000 people are killed in crashes across the United States. In the…
Read MoreTeen Alert: 100 Deadliest Days
The kids are out of school. Summer vacations are in full swing. New memories are being made, and there is that exhilarating feeling of freedom. Yet we at Tauber Law Offices feel we need to bring up a topic that needs widespread attention. We’re in the middle of it now. Memorial Day to Labor Day…
Read MoreLiving for Logan – A warning about distracted driving | Tauber Law
Occasionally we see a story in the news that moves us enough to repeat it and spotlight it here. This was a report featured recently on WTHR in Indianapolis. It’s a graphic example of what can happen in a split second when a driver takes his eyes off the road. Logan Scherer was a 9-year-old…
Read MoreLiving for Logan – A warning about distracted driving
Occasionally we see a story in the news that moves us enough to repeat it and spotlight it here. This was a report featured recently on WTHR in Indianapolis. It’s a graphic example of what can happen in a split second when a driver takes his eyes off the road. Logan Scherer was a 9-year-old…
Read MoreWe Live in a Highway Danger Zone | Tauber Law
We’ve reported to you before that Northwest Indiana combined with South Chicago is one of the busiest set of commercial trucking routes in the country. And one of the deadliest. We are right in the middle of it. I-65, from Gary through Merrillville and on down through Indianapolis and into Kentucky and further south to…
Read MoreThis is the Time: Fatalities Involving Teen Drivers Climb High | Tauber Law
Now that Memorial Weekend is past and we are well into June, this is the time when teen drivers killed on the highways reach all-time highs. The AAA issued a news release at the first of this month (June 1, 2016), “Over the past five years, more than 5,000 people have been killed in crashes…
Read MoreApril is Awareness Month for Distracted Driving Dangers | Tauber Law
How many times have you seen this while driving? How about that man shaving while driving? A smoker fishing for a lighter? Not to mention people texting and using cell phones while driving? Let’s admit it, many of us have done it from time to time. Bottom line: Distracted driving is mighty dangerous. Finally, states…
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