The National Safety Council estimates that about one-fifth of distracted driving crashes, or 6 percent of all accidents, involve texting. As any Illinois car accident lawyer could confirm, this habit takes a significant toll in Illinois. According to Illinois Department of Transportation data, 274,111 car crashes occurred throughout Illinois in 2012. Based on the NSC findings, over 16,000 of these accidents may have involved texting.
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Cognitive function is also known as attention, and a distraction is anything that draws the focus away from the task at hand. It usually occurs because an individual is attempting to do more than one thing at a time. This is known as multi-tasking and is often considered a skill in some settings. However, when a person is driving and attempting to perform another activity simultaneously, the results can be deadly.
According to the latest statistics by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, speeding caused 31 percent of all traffic related fatalities in 2010. Speed is considered a factor in the crash if the driver received a speed-related traffic ticket, or if a police officer noted that driving too fast in adverse road conditions or driving over the speed limit contributed to the accident. Research has shown that placing cameras in areas that have consistent speed-related issues prohibits speeding and improves safety.
Intoxicated drivers continue to cause death and injury across Illinois despite the best efforts of law enforcement and lawmakers. Mothers Against Drunk Driving reports that in 2012 alone, 321 people were killed by drunk drivers, which represents 34 percent of all traffic deaths throughout the state. Over the year, $1.67 billion of taxpayer subsidies were spent in connection with these events.
Employee’s Preexisting Arthritis Doesn’t Cramp Benefits Case name: Brown v. ABF Freight Systems Inc., 13 ILWCLB 217 (Ill. Ind. Comm. 2005). Ruling: The Commission held that a claimant’s knee condition and need for knee replacement was causally related to work accidents, even though he had preexisting arthritis. Evidence indicated the claimant had no symptoms or […]