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Traffic fatalities across the United States have dropped to 36,560 in 2018 (down 2.4 percent from 2017), and are projected to have decreased even more during the first half of 2019. While this sounds like good news on a national scale, Texas has seen the opposite. The stark increase in fatal crashes and the erratic...

Sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and light trucks have become the latest craze in the automobile market — outselling smaller cars at a rate never seen before. Some analysts believe the booming economy and low gas prices may be what's driving more people to purchase larger vehicles. Prior research concluded that SUVs posed a danger to drivers...

There are a number of reasons why people drive distracted, but two leading factors include the urge to multitask and drivers' confidence in their ability to engage in risky behavior behind the wheel. Unfortunately, distracted driving is becoming the new norm. You see it everywhere on Laredo-area roads and interstates: Drivers with their heads down,...

Believe it or not, losing a few hours of sleep can impact drivers the same way alcohol or drugs do. Drowsy driving often causes delays in reaction time, poor attentiveness, and impairments in decision-making skills — even when drivers are still awake. Drowsy driving is becoming a growing threat to public safety in Laredo and across...

For many Texas drivers, the potential for being involved in a serious or fatal crash doesn't often come to mind. People drive over the posted speed limit to get to and from work faster. They commute from point A to point B without any recollection of their travels. Some drivers multitask or use handheld technology...

You’ve been involved in a car accident. Fortunately, there was only minimal damage and no one reported any injuries. You may think you were lucky, but maybe you weren’t: Your car could break down later due to damage that was not obvious at the scene, leaving you with major repair bills and without a vehicle....

According to the Texas Tribune, there has been at least one traffic fatality per day in Texas since November 7, 2000. On a positive note, the statewide death toll has declined by two percent from 2016-2017, but Texas still leads the nation in traffic fatalities. This has state officials exploring ways to bring the death...

When something suddenly goes wrong with a car, in most cases, it turns out to be nothing more than a nuisance. Having to get your car towed and repaired by a mechanic is often solved with out-of-pocket expenses. In some cases, a car’s mechanical failures can be catastrophic and even fatal. When manufacturing flaws pose...

As more and more people choose to get around on foot, the risk for pedestrian accidents increases. Overall traffic fatalities have dipped in 2019 but there were 6,227 pedestrian deaths in 2018, putting them at a 30-year high. In many communities, the infrastructure hasn’t caught up to the increase in foot traffic. Many roadways are...

The year 2017 was not a good one for drivers in Texas. Traffic accidents resulted in a record 3,720 fatalities, but 2018 saw that number decrease by four percent, with 3,567 lives lost. While this is certainly a positive trend, four percent over the course of a year is only a meager decline. Despite the...