Unfortunately, last week in Davenport, a motorcycle crash resulted in a fatality when a vehicle and a motorcyclist collided, reminding many motorists to be careful as more motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians frequent roadways during the warm summer months. The numbers are in and they are alarming. In the first half of 2021, traffic fatalities were… Read More »
Accidents Caused by a Failure to Use Turn Signal
Although turn signals are standard safety equipment in every motor vehicle and motorists are required by law to use them to signal turns and lane changes, a recent study reveals that many Americans neglect to activate their turn signals resulting in more traffic accidents than distracted driving. Drivers who do not use their turn signals… Read More »
Drive Safely – 2020 Motorcycle Season Now Underway
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motorcycle fatalities decreased nearly 5 percent in 2018. While it is heartening to see the number of motorcyclists seriously injured in traffic accidents declining, motorcycle riders are still over represented in traffic fatalities which should remind everyone on the road to take precautions as the 2020… Read More »
Preventing Iowa Motorcycle Accidents
A 23-year-old Iowa man has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a 2019 accident – a crash which resulted in the death of a motorcyclist. Coverage of the case reveals that, after stopping at a stop sign on the morning of July 27, 2019, the driver proceeded to make a left turn, but failed… Read More »
Citations for Texting While Driving on the Rise in Iowa
After a more robust law went into effect enabling law enforcement officers to pull over texting drivers last year, the Iowa State Patrol has not wasted any time issuing citations. In fact, officers have issued 6 times more citations for texting while driving in the past year, with over 1,000 citations issued. Prior to the… Read More »
Distracted Driving Accidents in the Age of Technology
In what is believed to be the first pedestrian death associated with a self-driving technology, an autonomous car struck and killed an Arizona woman in a crosswalk last month, resulting in the suspension of the self- driving program in the area. As technology progresses at lightning speed, society has realized many improvements, however, when it… Read More »
Davenport Motorcycle Crashes Signal a Deadly Start to Spring
In a deadly start to the Iowa motorcycle season, Davenport police are investigating two separate deadly motorcycle accidents that happened within three days of each other. Sunday evening a 32-year-old man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle while traveling at a high rate of speed in a residential area. Days later, in… Read More »