Tag Archives: Mobility
The Latest Causes of Road Accidents in Baltimore
This week, Uber joined the growing number of dockless scooter programs and launched 300 new JUMP electric scooters in Baltimore. According to The Baltimore Sun, Uber snagged the chance at becoming the citys new hit ride, offering rentals at only 15 cents per minute with no unlocking fee while other competitors recently doubled their… Read More »
Red Light Cameras Fail to Make Baltimore Roads Safer
For some, they represent a technological advancement in traffic enforcement, preventing traffic violations, making roads safer, and even saving lives. For others, they are a corrupt scheme, a dirty deal between local governments and lobbyists that screws motorists out of their money and threaten their constitutional rights. They are red light and speed cameras…. Read More »
Stop on Red Week- Follow the Law, Save a Life
Red lights on traffic signals are not polite suggestions to stop if you have time. Stopping at a red light is the law in every state across the country. However, despite this fact, studies show at least two people die every day in accidents involving red-light runners. Last year, the National Coalition for Safer… Read More »
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
Motorcycle riders have a bad reputation for being reckless and dangerous drivers. With the ability to move quickly between vehicles, some riders take advantage and put others on the road in serious danger. However, most motorcyclists are not pulling aggressive moves when out for a ride, and are more likely to become the victim… Read More »
MD Move Over Law
Maryland drivers, prepare to move over. This past October, state legislators expanded the existing ‘Move Over’ law to include more than just emergency response and law enforcement vehicles, and motorists should be prepared to avoid hefty fines and unnecessary traffic accidents. The New ‘Move Over’ Law Maryland’s Move Over law first went into effect… Read More »
Maryland: Worst Driving State
If you’ve lived in Maryland your whole life, you may not have noticed how bad it is to drive in our state- but the rest of the country has! A new study released last month is showing the cost for driving in Maryland is far higher than a number of other states, and we’re… Read More »
Johnson vs State of Maryland
STATE OF MARYLAND AND MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SETTLES LAWSUIT AND PAYS $900,000 TO D’AMORE PERSONAL INJURY LAW CLIENTS Settlement is from lawsuit that sought damages in death from high-speed police chase ANNAPOLIS, MD—The State of Maryland and the Maryland Transportation Authority recently reached an agreement with D’Amore Personal Injury Law clients to settle a… Read More »
Hot Car Deaths: Tools to Preventing a Tragedy
More than 900 children have died in the United States from vehicular heatstroke, approximately nine every day. In 2018, our country saw the highest number of hot car deaths in the past two decades, with a total of 52 lives lost. According to KidsandCars.org, Americans have already seen 26 hot car deaths this year,… Read More »
Heavy Impact Collision in Baltimore, Maryland
On July 20, 2020, at approximately 11:15 a.m., a vehicle operated by an allegedly intoxicated individual drifted into the left shoulder and struck two vehicles on I-695. At the time, the drivers of the stopped vehicles were changing a flat tire. All people involved in the crash were taken to Bayview Medical Center and… Read More »
Distracted Uber Drivers: Why The App Could Be Deadly
Uber drivers may be causing an uptick in distracted driving accidents. Once hailed as the most convenient method of getting home safe, some safety experts fear the Uber app could be putting drivers and their passengers at serious risk. Uber is an easy to use platform where drivers and riders can instantly connect. Riders… Read More »