On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Feb 26, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Motor vehicle accidents happen for many reasons in Wisconsin. Often, these crashes involve teen drivers. Researchers will try to find common denominators to try and reduce them. A new study focuses on the importance of sleep and whether a change to school start times...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Feb 14, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has used a five-star safety rating system for vehicles since the 1990s, and this has no doubt benefited many car buyers in Wisconsin and across the U.S. The rating system is based on the results of a series of crash...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Jan 17, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Wisconsin residents should know that running a red light is a serious traffic violation and can get them into an accident. Every year in this country, hundreds of people die in red-light running crashes, and more often than not, it’s the individual other than...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Dec 12, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Opioid use factors into quite a few car accidents in Wisconsin as well as in other states. In 2016, the percentage of crash initiators nationwide who tested positive for opioids was 7.1%, a significant rise from the 2% of 1993. Now, a study in JAMA Network Open has...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Nov 25, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
In Wisconsin and across the United States, drowsy and distracted drivers cause thousands of fatal car accidents each year. Many Americans do not realize that they should not drive when they feel sleepy, and many drivers do not get enough sleep because they work two or...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Nov 13, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Winter presents a number of challenges for Wisconsin drivers. Roads with sleet, ice or snow diminish the traction between tires and the ground, and stopping distance increases. For this reason, motorists should slow down and keep a distance of at least five or six...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Oct 28, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Municipalities in Wisconsin and elsewhere have a strong interest in promoting public safety and regularly study ways to improve conditions for their residents. In the regular course of daily business, traffic accidents are the most common source of property damage and...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Oct 16, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Despite the minimum age for alcohol consumption being 21, there are many teens who drink and drive. In Wisconsin and across the U.S., drunk driving fatalities compose one third of all driving fatalities. Nationwide, an average of 3.4 per 100,000 people die in...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Oct 2, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Around 40,000 lives were lost in auto accidents around the country in 2018. Wisconsin motorists should also be aware that every seven seconds in the U.S., someone is injured in a car crash. By following five simple tips, though, they can keep themselves and others...
On behalf of Atterbury, Kammer & Haag, S.C. | Sep 17, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
On average during 2017, nearly 30 people nationwide were killed every day in car accidents related to drunk driving. That works out to one drunk-driving traffic fatality every 48 minutes and 10,874 deaths over the course of the year across the country. Alcohol impairs...
