People who display road rage in New Mexico often make their aggressive attitudes obvious to other people on the road. If you have ever been yelled at or shown a rude hand gesture in heavy traffic, you probably understand. However, some drivers who don’t let you know...
Road rage in New Mexico: Understanding the causes and consequences
Each road rage instance in New Mexico is one too many. Unfortunately, this type of reckless behavior often has life-altering consequences for all parties involved. To build a culture of safety and accountability, it's important to understand how these situations arise...
Get checked for internal injuries after a serious car accident
Wherever you live in New Mexico, it is likely that you will be involved in a motor vehicle accident at some point if you haven't already. According to statistics, if you are involved in a crash, there is a 20% chance that you will suffer an injury. The most common...
Drowsy driving is a big problem
Drivers in New Mexico understand that there are risks on the road. In a recent survey by AAA, over 80% of people identified distracted driving as a serious issue. Americans all know about the risk of drunk driving, too. Fewer people are aware of the prevalence of...
Pedestrian accidents in New Mexico: Know the risks and ways of prevention
Colder weather reduces the number of walkers in New Mexico. However, that doesn’t mean that drivers can relax when it comes to pedestrian safety. Now is a great time to review this subject and remember that cold and snowy weather still means people will be out walking...
New Mexico has a serious distracted driving problem
Compared with the rest of the country, New Mexico had the most distracted driving fatal accidents at the end of 2019 with 61.6 deaths per million residents. While state laws have placed tighter restrictions on what drivers can and cannot do behind the wheel, more...
Delayed injury symptoms can prove serious after a car accident
The other driver blew through a stop sign and crashed into the side of your vehicle. Despite such a jarring experience, you — for the most part — maintain your bearings and exit your vehicle. Although you remain shaken emotionally, you seemed fine physically. No...
Some states report rise in work zone crashes during pandemic
The worldwide pandemic has resulted in strange, seemingly unexplainable trends. One of the most prominent has been that, despite reduced traffic on highways throughout the United States, rates of crashes and fatalities have increased. The risk is particularly high for...
COVID-19 concerns lead to waiving road tests for new drivers
Few world events have changed our shared vocabulary as much as the current pandemic. New phrases have become commonplace, with “social distancing” and “wear a mask” now part of the new normal. Additionally, many rites of passages have been placed on hold — with...
Don’t expect to ride in a self-driving vehicle anytime soon
Five years ago, it seemed like every automaker was talking about their work developing self-driving vehicles. We were promised that autonomous cars would virtually eliminate car accidents caused by human negligence and error — and soon. In 2016, U.S. Secretary of...