On behalf of Edwards & Kautz | Dec 2, 2019 | Car Accidents
Drivers who are not paying attention to the road are responsible for a significant number of fatalities each year on roadways across Kentucky and the rest of the nation. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says distracted drivers were involved...
On behalf of Edwards & Kautz | Nov 19, 2019 | Car Accidents
Kentucky residents may be interested in learning about the potential ramifications for automobile manufacturers if they add features to their vehicles to minimize distracted driving. Automobile manufacturers are exploring the use of software and artificial...
On behalf of Edwards & Kautz | Oct 1, 2019 | Car Accidents
Miners and oil and gas workers in Kentucky may be at a higher risk for hearing loss, especially if they are exposed to dangerous levels of noise. In some sectors of these industries, workers had up to a 30% chance of hearing loss while around one-quarter of other...
On behalf of Edwards & Kautz | Sep 16, 2019 | Car Accidents
Kentucky drivers run the risk for a crash when backing out of parking lots, driving down the highway, changing lanes and doing other basic maneuvers. This is where advanced driver assistance systems can be of benefit. The ability of ADAS to prevent car crashes has...
On behalf of Edwards & Kautz | Sep 9, 2019 | Car Accidents
Kentucky drivers know to pull to the side and watch out when they see police cars and fire trucks ahead, lights blazing. However, while self-driving vehicles aim to make the roadways safer, these cars do not yet fully reflect human perceptions of danger or even note...
On behalf of Edwards & Kautz | Jul 3, 2019 | Car Accidents
With the holidays, there is always the danger that some Kentucky residents will drink and drive. Every year across the U.S., there are hundreds of DUI-related crashes around the holidays. Unfortunately, the Fourth of July has the worst fatality rate of around 42...
On behalf of Edwards & Kautz | Jun 4, 2019 | Car Accidents
According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, teen drivers are 15% more likely to get in a fatal car crash during the summer: in particular, in the 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The reason is that teens, who are inexperienced to begin with, spend...
On behalf of Edwards & Kautz | May 22, 2019 | Car Accidents
With the addition of automatic braking systems, airbags and crash avoidance technology, car manufacturers are making cars safer than ever before. Unfortunately, over 37,000 people in Kentucky and across the United States died in 2017 as a result of a car accident....
On behalf of Edwards & Kautz | May 7, 2019 | Car Accidents
Even drizzling rain can significantly up the risk of getting into a car crash in Kentucky and elsewhere, according to a new study. The findings were recently published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. For the study, researchers at the North...
On behalf of Edwards & Kautz | Apr 8, 2019 | Car Accidents
Self-driving cars have a while to go before they can be deemed road-ready according to a report from the Rand Corporation. Many drivers in Kentucky would agree, especially when they consider the history of these vehicles. In May 2016, one man died when his Tesla,...
