On behalf of Roger D. Rudich, Ltd. | Sep 1, 2020 | Auto Accident Injuries
Drivers in Illinois should know that distracted driving is behind an increasing number of crashes. Strictly speaking, anything that takes a driver’s attention from the road is a distraction. This can include eating, drinking, looking at billboards and adjusting...
On behalf of Roger D. Rudich, Ltd. | Aug 31, 2020 | Auto Accident Injuries
Truck accidents are not uncommon in Illinois, and whenever passenger vehicles are involved, there will likely be serious injuries. There are five common causes of truck accidents, starting with driver error. It should be kept in mind that the majority of crashes...
On behalf of Roger D. Rudich, Ltd. | Jul 2, 2020 | Auto Accident Injuries
Parents of teen drivers in Illinois should know about the 100 deadliest days. It’s a period of increased fatalities from accidents with teen drivers, and it goes from Memorial Day to Labor Day. It coincides with summer break, when more teens are out on the road...
On behalf of Roger D. Rudich, Ltd. | Mar 25, 2020 | Auto Accident Injuries
Chicago lawmakers have taken steps to reduce the number of cyclist fatalities on city streets. In November 2019, the Chicago Sun-Times reported 1,940 cyclist and vehicle accidents in the city in 2018, compared with just over 1,300 in 2017. While plans to invest in...
On behalf of Roger D. Rudich, Ltd. | Jan 21, 2020 | Auto Accident Injuries
Chicago, like most metros it’s size, has a wide variety of ways to commute. In many cases, people who work in the metro find other ways to get to work that don’t involve driving a car. In recent years, the Windy City has been consistently rated as one of the most walk...
On behalf of Roger D. Rudich, Ltd. | Jan 10, 2020 | Auto Accident Injuries
If it seems that fatal accidents are on the increase in Illinois and throughout the country, the numbers support this. In the time period from 2014 to 2016, the last known years of statistics, the number of car accident fatalities rose by 13%. This presents additional...
On behalf of Roger D. Rudich, Ltd. | Dec 20, 2019 | Auto Accident Injuries
The names of the expressways are familiar to all those who drive into or out of Chicago: Dan Ryan, Stevenson, Kennedy, Edens, Eisenhower and others. Traffic seems to move at either a crawl or at breakneck speed on these heavily traveled highways. Pretty much every...
On behalf of Roger D. Rudich, Ltd. | Nov 21, 2019 | Auto Accident Injuries
No careful Chicagoland motorist needs to be reminded that negotiating the streets and highways spanning the vast metro area is a challenging and risk-laden process. In a word, traffic is busy. It is also highly varied, with drivers and occupants in passenger vehicles...
On behalf of Roger D. Rudich, Ltd. | Nov 11, 2019 | Auto Accident Injuries
Winter in the city is a double-edged sword Winter in Chicago has both good and bad qualities. On the one hand, cold and snowy conditions impart a sense of coziness and enchantment, in part because of the holiday spirit that comes along with such weather. On the other,...
On behalf of Roger D. Rudich, Ltd. | Jul 22, 2019 | Auto Accident Injuries
Driving is often a routine part of one’s daily activities in Chicago. Thus, people technically put their lives on the line every day when they get behind the wheel. Most, however, feel comfortable that their own use of safe driving practices will help them to...
