Are Food Truck Crashes Common In Washington?
Food trucks have increased in popularity with an explosion of new food truck business openings during the pandemic. Continued industry growth has led to an expected $2.4 billion in revenue by the end of 2024. Food trucks bring cuisine from other cultures as well as iconic American foods to special events, sports games, festivals,...
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What Happens to Electric Car Batteries In a Crash?
Electric vehicles are increasingly popular and marketed as environmentally friendly alternatives to cars that use fossil fuels, but haven’t we all heard that lithium-ion batteries can explode, and that lithium-ion battery fires are difficult to extinguish? Car accidents are frightening enough, but what happens to an electric vehicle’s battery in a collision, rollover, or...
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What Happens If You Crash a Rental Car In Washington?
Washington sees tens of millions of tourists every year, many of whom drive rental cars as they enjoy scenic routes and explore iconic cities. Washington residents also use rental cars when they have car trouble or to test-drive a new car model they’re interested in buying. Whatever the reason for renting a vehicle, having...
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How to Brace for a Car Accident In Washington
Motorists hold conflicting views about whether or not to brace for an accident. You may have heard that going limp is the best way to avoid serious harm, with much anecdotal evidence about sleeping passengers and drunk or drowsy drivers avoiding injuries in an accident because they were relaxed at the time of the...
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Why Do Additional Collisions Often Occur at the Scene of a Car Crash?
Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of motorists like the words, “multi-car pileup.” We’ve all seen news reports of horrific chain reaction car accidents with an alarming number of vehicles crashing one after the other into a tangled mass of twisted cars and injured victims. In other cases, police camera videos capture additional collisions...
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Is Lane Assistance Dangerous?
Motorists worldwide are entering a new error, with driving assistance technology coming to the forefront. An estimation by the Highway Loss Data Institute suggests that more than half of all vehicles on the roadways will include Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), including lane assistance by 2027. In 2022, about 25% of vehicles on the...
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How to Report a Hit-and-Run Accident in Washington
Accidents happen suddenly and no one is ever prepared. The accident scene is always frightening and traumatic, especially if you or a loved one suffered injuries. But a distressing situation becomes even worse when the at-fault driver flees the scene of the accident. Where does an accident victim go from there, when the driver...
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