http://www.accidents.com/ National Resources on all types of Accidents. Find an Accident Lawyer or Attorney. Thu, 23 May 2013 21:08:52 -0400 en An overview of DUI, DWI, and Drunk Driving Law, in relation to Car Accidents, covering how to deal with Drunk Driving charges, and state criminal laws and penalties pertaining to drunk driving. http://www.accidents.com/how-to-deal-with-a-dui.html Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.accidents.com/how-to-deal-with-a-dui.html Marcela Shine, former CEO - Accidents.com http://www.accidents.com/writers/marcela-shine/ Police are starting to use social media like Facebook to search for accident witnesses and to help solve other crimes. Invasion of privacy or brilliant use of social media? http://www.accidents.com/accident-victims-helped-by-facebook-policeuse.html Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.accidents.com/accident-victims-helped-by-facebook-policeuse.html Marcela Shine, former CEO - Accidents.com http://www.accidents.com/writers/marcela-shine/ Can you help your personal injury attorney win your case? Introducing a series of help articles that help explain the critical stages of a personal injury case, teaches you what to expect, how the process works. http://www.accidents.com/personal-injury-attorney-lawsuit-stages.html Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:16:39 -0500 http://www.accidents.com/personal-injury-attorney-lawsuit-stages.html Marcela Shine, former CEO - Accidents.com http://www.accidents.com/writers/marcela-shine/ Parents that are putting their children in car seats in winter coats without doing a simple test could be putting them in danger. This helpful article explains the dangers of coats that are too thick, and why a simple car seat harness check could save your child's life. http://www.accidents.com/car-seat-safety-winter-tips.html Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:15:09 -0500 http://www.accidents.com/car-seat-safety-winter-tips.html Marcela Shine, former CEO - Accidents.com http://www.accidents.com/writers/marcela-shine/ Texting while driving safety editorial. Is Apple's Technology Not Able to Support Distracted Driving Apps? It is, so why doesn't it? Distracted driving developers and advocates are hoping that Jobs and his team will worry less about the iPhone crashing, and more about the crashes on our roads that can be prevented. Millions are at risk of car accidents or worse if Apple does not open their software developer's kit (SDK) to these applications, or at a minimum offer their own. Granted, it's not Apple's job to install or force us to use the application, but it's always better when we have that choice. http://www.accidents.com/texting-while-driving-safety-not-for-iphone.html Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:50:42 -0400 http://www.accidents.com/texting-while-driving-safety-not-for-iphone.html Marcela Shine, former CEO - Accidents.com http://www.accidents.com/writers/marcela-shine/ More people are dying in car crashes caused by distracted driving than by drinking and driving. The most dangerous driving diversions are caused by hand held devices. But what other habits fall into the distracted driver category? Accidents.com editorial team used what we call the Virginia Tech 6-second rule to determine what we deem a potential road danger. According to a 2009 study by Virgina Tech Transportation Institute, when traveling at 55 mph, a driver texting for 6 seconds is looking at the phone for 4.6 seconds of that time and travels the distance of a football field without their eyes on the road. http://www.accidents.com/texting-while-driving-what-is-distracted-driving.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:56:41 -0400 http://www.accidents.com/texting-while-driving-what-is-distracted-driving.html Marcela Shine, former CEO - Accidents.com http://www.accidents.com/writers/marcela-shine/