Category: Motor vehicle accidents

Researchers have discovered a link between drug use and motor vehicle collisions years before marijuana was ever legalized. By collecting data at accident sites, the researchers found that roughly forty percent of all fatal accidents involved one or more drivers who failed the drug test. Additionally, surveys have shown that over forty percent of the people who have admitted to marijuana usage, have also admitted to using it at least once a day. (more…)

While all motor vehicle collision can end in injury and death, no other group is as at risk of such tragedy as motorcyclists. Due to the lack of a metal casing and airbags, motorcyclists are more prone to severe injuries, permanent impairments, and fatality, which makes it all the more important for all motorcyclists to be aware of how to prevent their own involvement in motor vehicle collisions. (more…)

The citizens of Canada are familiar with the harshness of winter. Slippery and snowy roads that lead to impossible road conditions and an inability to see the hand before your own eyes is commonplace for Canadians during the winter season. Unfortunately, these circumstances are a breeding ground for accidents and injuries. That is, if you aren’t careful enough. (more…)

The most common source of wrongful death claims in Ontario are motor vehicle collisions which were caused by another driver’s negligence or recklessness. While mostly referred to as wrongful death claims, you may also encounter the titles “wrongful death lawsuit” or “wrongful death action” which describe the same legal action. (more…)

Newly released statistics have shown that almost 40% of Canadians, who have revealed that they smoke marijuana, have done so a mere two hours prior to sitting behind the wheel of a car. And even more astonishingly, a much higher percentage has admitted that they have been passenger in a car steered by somebody under the influence of marijuana. A staggering 80% revealed in the survey that they have entered a vehicle in the past which was under the control of somebody who had been using marijuana a mere two hours prior. (more…)

More people are leasing vehicles. This is because it can make a vehicle that may not normally be affordable something that a person can get their hands on. When leasing a vehicle, the costs are quite a bit lower than they would be if you bought the same vehicle. When leasing, the person with the vehicle is only responsible for the depreciation or value lost in the vehicle. They are not responsible for the value of the entire vehicle. (more…)

Ideally, the benefits requested by the victim of a car accident should aid the achievement of three goals: easing financial burden of recovery process; supplementing victim’s income; and paying, if necessary, for attendant care. The insurance company can approve of or deny any such request. In the past, the victim that had been denied a request did not feel like he or she had arrived at dead end. (more…)

The legalization of marijuana, which has become a reality in some states, does not give anyone the right to get sit at the steering wheel of a motored vehicle, after experiencing a marijuana-produced high. Members of the law enforcement community are studying different ways to force marijuana-users to maintain safe driving habits. Obviously, the habits of younger drivers ought to be shaped by well-meaning adults. No doubt, insurance companies would like to help strengthen the efforts made by law-enforcers and other adults. (more…)

While a large percentage of the public welcomes the legalization of recreational marijuana, Injury Lawyer in Brampton worry about the ways that easy access to pot could affect accident benefits. The legalization of a substance does not do away with the insurer’s awareness of that same substance’s effect on the human system. No company wants to insure a driver that has fallen under the influence of alcohol or marijuana on repeated occasions. (more…)

If you have been in an automobile accident, and you realized that your car’s airbag did not deploy at the time of the collision, then you might think that you should contact an injury lawyer in Burlington. You might believe that you have grounds for bringing a lawsuit against the company that manufactured the apparently defective piece of safety equipment. Yet, can you provide proof of the bag’s inability to function properly? (more…)