Archive for November 2009

PennDot reminds young drivers to be distraction-free

Nov 5th, 2009 | By Michael L. Saile, Jr., Esq. | Category: Blogs

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDot) reports that 23,059 PA car accidents involving 16- to 19-year-old drivers occurred in 2008, resulting in 194 fatal PA accidents. Ten percent of these Pennsylvania car accidents were caused by some degree of driver distraction. Statistics show that distractions while driving are the major contributors to highway car accidents [...]

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The overwhelming majority of PA drivers buckle up…

Nov 3rd, 2009 | By Michael L. Saile, Jr., Esq. | Category: Blogs

An October 2009 report from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) shows that Pennsylvania drivers overwhelmingly make the choice to buckle-up. PennDOT found that 87.9 percent of motorists engage their seatbelts when driving, an increase from 86.7 percent of motorists in 2007. It is believed that safety enforcement on the part of municipal police departments [...]

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