According to the Boston Transportation Department, the city is now done with its Scooter and Motorcycle Parking Program in a number of areas in the Financial District. Officials say there are going to be close to 20 parking spots that will soon be established to help to provide those who…
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Rollover Car Accident in Plymouth Seriously Injures Driver
Massachusetts State Police were forced to close down Route 3 in Plymouth between Exits 5 and 6 because of a rollover car accident. According to Wicked Local, drivers were backed up way past Exit 5 and were forced to sit in near stand-still traffic on Route 3A as the detour…
Weymouth Motorist Allegedy Flashes Knife During Traffic Dispute
As we recently discussed on our Boston Car Accident Lawyer Blog, road rage and aggressive driving puts drivers at increased risk for traffic accidents. Roughly 90 percent of drivers say that they’ve either witnessed an act of road rage or they’ve been the victim in one of these incidents. Massachusetts…
Car Accident Near Tip O’Neill Tunnel Entrance Ends Fatally
According to Massachusetts State Police (MSP), a motorist was killed and another was injured in a recent accident on I-93 in Boston. The accident happened near the entrance to the Tip O’Neill Tunnel. The Boston Globe reports that a 53-year-old driver was killed in the accident. He was driving his…
Child Passenger Safety Week Kicks Off in Massachusetts
Safe Kids recently teamed up with officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to push this year’s Child Passenger Safety Week. The goal of this year’s campaign is to make sure that parents and guardians are not only buckling in…
Massachusetts Road Work Zones: Dangerous for Workers and Motorists!
There’s a lot of road work going on right now. We’ve got some beautiful weather for travelers and crews working to get jobs done before the onset of winter. If you’ve hit the road in New England this summer, chances are you’ve seen work zones, you’ve seen the orange barrels…
Millions Offered to States with Primary Distracted Driving Laws
There’s a lot of money up for grabs and there’s only one simple thing each state has to do to get it. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is giving out more than $17 million to states that have comprehensive, primary laws against distracted driving during the 2013 fiscal…
IIHS Crash Test Highlights Safety Faults of Luxury Vehicles
Crash ratings should be one of the key points you consider when purchasing a new car. Unfortunately, many of the midsize luxury cars, including the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, didn’t do so well in the new frontal crash test that was developed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). According to…
Rollover Accident in Swansea Sends Driver to Hospital
A single-car accident on Interstate 195 sent a man to the hospital over the weekend. According to Massachusetts State Police (MSP), the accident happened just before 7:00 p.m. in Swansea near Exit 2. The driver of the SUV drove into the median and flipped his vehicle. Officials don’t know what…
Sky Express Cited for Neglecting Safety Standards in Fatal Accident
Remember that busing accident that happened last year in Caroline County on Interstate 95? It was the accident that killed 4 bus passengers and injured another 50. Well, officials think that they’ve finally determined the cause — a drowsy bus driver. It happened when the Sky Express was heading to…