A Temporary Ban on Breathalyzers
Pennsylvania Breathalyzer Ban A temporary ban on breathalyzers could potentially help victims of drunk driving accidents. Instead of using breathalyzers, the State Police will require suspects to undergo blood testing. Blood testing is believed to be more accurate than breathalyzers and could remove some of the confusion about whether tests done immediately after a crash […]
Don’t Believe Anyone Who Tells You They Can Multitask and Drive Safely
A new study funded by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and published online in the January 23, 2013 journal PLOS One, an online journal of the Public Library of Science, found that those who believe that they are better than average at multitasking are actually worse at it. Similarly, those who regularly engage in […]
Pennsylvania Students Injured in Boston Bus Accident
On Saturday, February 2, 2013, a bus carrying 42 high school students and adult chaperones from the Philadelphia area were returning from Harvard University in Boston when their bus crashed into a bridge overpass, injuring 35 passengers. At least one person was reported to have life-threatening injuries and three others with serious injuries from this […]
Jon Ostroff Receives Prestigious AV Rating From Martindale-Hubbell
Ostroff Godshall Injury and Accident Lawyers is pleased to announce that attorney Jon Ostroff has received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell for the third consecutive year. Martindale-Hubbell has rated Jon as an AV Preeminent lawyer. This distinction means that other lawyers and judges, with whom Jon has had personal experience, have rated Jon at […]
How Long Do You Look at Digital Billboards?
Are you distracted by digital billboards? You might want to exercise extra caution when driving near them. According to a recent study published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention, digital billboards may be more distracting to drivers than other billboards and signs. Specifically, the study found that electronic billboards divert drivers’ eyes from the road […]
Catch Drunk Drivers: It’s a Good Thing Facebook Friends Can’t Always be Trusted
Social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, may provide new ways to catch drunk drivers who flee the scene of an accident, but only if “friends” and “followers” take status messages or tweets seriously and report what they know to local police. How Social Media Can Help Catch Drunk Drivers Take, for example, what happened […]
Drowsy Drivers More Common Than You Might Think
The latest statistics about drowsy drivers have recently been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the CDC, 1 in 24 drivers admits to falling asleep while behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. The CDC thinks that the number may be even higher since many people may not notice […]
