Distracted driving is illegal in many states including Pennsylvania, yet it is still an ongoing issue.
At this time, drivers in Pennsylvania are allowed to talk on a cell phone either by using a handheld or a hands-free device. However, no drivers are allowed to text and drive.
According to PennDOT, Pennsylvania's Texting-While-Driving Ban, is a law that prohibits drivers from using a cell phone to send, read or write a text message while driving.
This...Pennsylvania: Cell Phone Laws While Behind the Wheel.
Distracted driving is illegal in many states including Pennsylvania, yet it is still an ongoing issue.
At this time, drivers in Pennsylvania are allowed to talk on a cell phone either by using a handheld or a hands-free device. However, no drivers are allowed to text and drive.
According to PennDOT, Pennsylvania's Texting-While-Driving Ban, is a law that prohibits drivers from using a cell phone to send, read or write a text message while driving.
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Cold weather is here and slip and fall accidents are on the rise.
When the outside conditions become icy and wet, trying to avoid a fall can be quite difficult. Each year, accidental slip and falls cause thirty thousand serious injuries and twenty thousand deaths.
Poor or careless maintenance of sidewalks, parking lots and roads can quickly become dangerous for pedestrians.
In some cases, there is a way to pursue compensation after a slip and...
What is Considered a Serious Injury?
When an individual is involved in any type of accident, the injuries can range from mild to catastrophic or severe. When an injury is so severe that it changes a person’s life, the claim deserves to be handled in a way that will provide adequate compensation.
A serious injury can include:
Death, dismemberment, or serious permanent disfigurement or impairment of a bodily function
Fractures
Burns
Amputation
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Popular Bunk Beds Sold at Target, Wal-Mart, and More Being Recalled Due to a Fall Hazard.
A bunk bed sold online at Overstock.com, Pier1.com, Target.com, WalkerEdison.com, Walmart.com, Wayfair.com and more is being recalled due to a fall hazard.
The recall includes the Walker Edison’s Twin Cottage bunk bed. The wooden bunk beds were sold in blue, brown, red and white. The beds are a twin over twin combination, and all have a ladder down the side.
According...
With an increase in injuries at trampoline parks, doctors and experts warn against the dangers these parks pose for children.
Each year, emergency rooms see roughly 100,000 trampoline injures that occurred at home or at a trampoline park, according to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System.
An ER doctor explains that children are suffering from what is called a trampoline fracture. Because children have open growth plates in their extremities,...